TENSILE STRUCTURES

Submitted By:
Subhransu Sekhar Mallick/ 2101010003
Anannya Hota/ 2101010007
Sanchita Sahu/ 2101010005
 TENSILE STRUCTURE
CONSTRUCTION ELEMENTS CARRYING ONLY TENSION AND NO
COMPRESSION OR BENDING.

TYPE OF STRUCTURE( WITH TENSION MEMBERS)

LINEAR STRUCTURE 3D STRUCTURE SURFACE STRESS

STRUCTURE
*SUSPENSION BRIDGE *Bicycle wheel *pre- stressed
*Drapped Cables *3d cable truss members
*cable trusses *tensegrity structure *pneumatic stressed
*straight tension *grid sheel
cables *fabric structure
 FABRIC STRUCTURES

FABRIC STRUCTURES – ARE FORMS OF CONSTRUCTED FIBRES THAT PROVIDES END USER
A VARIETY OF AESTHETIC FREE FROM BUILDING DESIGNS.

ADVANTAGES DISADVANTAGES

*UNIQUE DESIGNS *BRITTLE TO NO

*HIGHT WEIGHT AND RIGIDITY
FLEXIBLE *LOSS OF TENSION
*ENVIRONMENTALLY IS DANGEROUS TO
SENSITIVE STABILITY
*HIGH STRENGTH *THERMAL VALUES
WIEGHT RATIO LIMIT USE
TYPES OF FABRIC STRUCTURES

1.SUDDLE ROOF

2. MAST SUPPORTED ROOF

3. POINT SUPPORTED ROOF

4.ARCH SUPPORTED ROOF

5.COMBINATION ROOF
 ARCHITECTURAL FABRICS
AND FOILS

1.PVC coated polyester fabric

*most used tensile member
*used in Olympic games, London
2.THV coated polyester fabric
*better behaves in weathering resistance
*self cleaning properties
*light transience
*UV resistant
COATED FABRICS 3.PTFE coated glass fibre fabrics
*coating + fabrics *most durable membrane material
*applied on both side or *expected service life over 25 years
*good light transience
several layers *used in Berlin Brandenburg Airport and Burj-al-Arab
4. Silicone coated glass fabrics
*chemical attack resistant
*UV resistant
*attracts dirt
*surface charges up statically
*expensive manufacturing process
*used in Zenith Concert Hall, Strasbourg
 ARCHITECTURAL FABRICS
AND FOILS

*these are made by same fibre and

coating used for COATED FABRICS but
they are designed with specific level of
permeability of light , wind and rain

OPEN MASH
FABRICS

*knitted high density poly ethylene

shade fabrics and probably one of the
most promising material due to the
extreme reduced cost , relatively high
life span and extraordinary elasticity
 ARCHITECTURAL FABRICS
AND FOILS

1.ETFE foil
*most stable chemical compound
*long term ability
*high light transience
*mechanical strength is good
*used in Beijing Acoustic Centre ,
University Building, Hamburg
2.PVC foil
*poor mechanical resistance
FOILS *long term stability
*resistant to soling
*high flexibility
*extremely low cost
*used in Finmeccanica Pavilion, formbruah ,
International Air Show .
3.PE foil
*extremely low price
*very poor UV and soling resistant
*confined to greenhouse agricultural field.
*used in temporary pavilion- Mobile Action Space in
Berlin
 ARCHITECTURAL FABRICS
AND FOILS

4.THV foil
*good flex cracking resistance
*long term stability
*optical properties and resistant to soiling
*easily welded( high frequency)
5. PU foil
*flexible in cold weather
FOILS *resistant to abruption and air tightens
*relatively high price
*low elastic modules
*progressive yellowing
*poor performance at high temperature
*polyurethane comes in 2 variation – 1. polyester
based 2. polyether based
*can be recycled easily
*does not release any hazardous components when
being processed or recycled
CONCLUSION

Although tensioned fabric structures are relatively new in the

engineering field, a lot of innovation has already occurred. However,
there are still many concerns and limitations with these structures. First,
with such a short history of existence, the complete behavior of
tensioned fabric structures is yet to be known. Second, although current
computer programs do an adequate job of form-finding and load
analyzing. Lastly, the limiting factor of tensioned fabric structures lie
within the fabric itself. Although tensioned fabric structures claim to be
"permanent" as well as temporary structures, some will argue that the
durability of the current fabrics do not allow for long lasting structures.