OVERVIEW OF LONG SPAN STRUCTURAL SYSTEMS STRUCTURAL PRINCIPLES OF TENT SYSTEMS

ARCH: ARCHED MEMBRANES USE CURVED SHAPES THAT

LONG-SPAN STRUCTURES ARE ENGINEERING SOLUTIONS TENT STRUCTURES ACHIEVE STABILITY THROUGH A BALANCE
ARE STABILIZED BY TENSIONED FABRIC SPANNING BETWEEN
DESIGNED TO SPAN EXTENSIVE AREAS WITHOUT INTERMEDIATE OF TENSION AND COMPRESSION.
ARCHES. THESE STRUCTURES PROVIDE EXCELLENT LOAD
SUPPORTS, MAKING THEM IDEAL FOR CREATING LARGE, OPEN
DISTRIBUTION, CREATING STABLE, OPEN SPACES AND ARE
SPACES. THESE STRUCTURES ARE INTEGRAL TO MODERN THE MEMBRANE OR FABRIC IS KEPT IN CONSTANT TENSION,
OFTEN FOUND IN LARGE PAVILIONS OR EXHIBITION HALLS.
ARCHITECTURE, PARTICULARLY FOR BUILDINGS THAT REQUIRE SPREADING LOADS UNIFORMLY ACROSS ITS SURFACE,
UNOBSTRUCTED INTERIORS, SUCH AS SPORTS ARENAS, WHILE COMPRESSION FORCES ARE HANDLED BY POLES OR
PNEUMATIC: PNEUMATIC MEMBRANES ARE INFLATED
EXHIBITION HALLS, AND AIRPORTS. LONG-SPAN STRUCTURES MASTS THAT SUPPORT THE FABRIC.
STRUCTURES WHERE STABILITY IS ACHIEVED BY AIR
NOT ONLY ENHANCE SPATIAL FLEXIBILITY BUT ALSO
VECTOR ACTIVE STRUCTURE : TRUSS PRESSURE. THEY ARE LIGHTWEIGHT AND QUICK TO
CONTRIBUTE TO INNOVATIVE AESTHETIC POSSIBILITIES. THIS TENSION-COMPRESSION INTERPLAY ALLOWS TENT
ASSEMBLE, MAKING THEM IDEAL FOR TEMPORARY
STRUCTURES TO SPAN LARGE AREAS WITH MINIMAL
SHELTERS, SPORTS FACILITIES, AND INFLATABLE PAVILIONS.
MATERIALS.

THE CURVED FORM OF TENTS, TYPICALLY USING

MATERIALS USED IN TENT STRUCTURES
ANTICLASTIC (SADDLE) OR SYNCLASTIC (DOME) SHAPES,
MATERIALS FOR TENT STRUCTURES ARE CHOSEN FOR THEIR
EVENLY DISTRIBUTES FORCES AND RESISTS ENVIRONMENTAL
FLEXIBILITY, STRENGTH, AND DURABILITY. COMMON MATERIALS
LOADS LIKE WIND AND SNOW.
INCLUDE:

THIS CURVATURE ALSO PROVIDES FLEXIBILITY, ALLOWING

PTFE-COATED FIBERGLASS: KNOWN FOR ITS HIGH
THE STRUCTURE TO ADAPT TO SHIFTING LOADS WITHOUT
STRENGTH, FIRE RESISTANCE, AND DURABILITY, SUITABLE
RIGID INTERNAL SUPPORTS.
SECTION ACTIVE STRUCTURE: SURFACE ACYIVE STRUCTURE: FOR PERMANENT INSTALLATIONS.
LONG SPAN ARCH SYSTEM LONG SPAN PORTAL SYSTEM RCC COFFERED SLAB SHELL STRUCTURE
PVC-COATED POLYESTER: A COST-EFFECTIVE OPTION THAT
LIGHTWEIGHT YET STRONG, TENT STRUCTURES ARE IDEAL
IS LIGHTWEIGHT AND EASY TO HANDLE, OFTEN USED IN
TYPES OF LONG SPAN STRUCTURAL SYSTEMS TENT STRUCTURES AS A FORM ACTIVE SYSTEM: FOR APPLICATIONS WHERE RAPID ASSEMBLY, AESTHETIC
TEMPORARY STRUCTURES.
APPEAL, AND EFFICIENT MATERIAL USE ARE PRIORITIES,
ETFE (ETHYLENE TETRAFLUOROETHYLENE): A TRANSPARENT
LONG-SPAN STRUCTURES CAN BE CLASSIFIED BASED ON THEIR TENT STRUCTURES ARE A TYPE OF FORM-ACTIVE LONG-SPAN MAKING THEM VERSATILE FOR BOTH TEMPORARY AND
MATERIAL THAT ALLOWS FOR NATURAL LIGHT, OFFERS UV
STRUCTURAL BEHAVIOR INTO THE FOLLOWING CATEGORIES: SYSTEM THAT RELIES ON TENSION TO CREATE STABLE AND PERMANENT USES.
RESISTANCE, AND IS SUITABLE FOR INNOVATIVE
FUNCTIONAL SPACES. TYPICALLY CONSISTING OF FABRIC TYPES OF TENSILE FORMS: ARCHITECTURAL APPLICATIONS.
FORM ACTIVE: STRUCTURES THAT ACHIEVE STABILITY MEMBRANES OR LIGHTWEIGHT MATERIALS, THEY ARE HELD IN
THROUGH TENSION OR COMPRESSION, SUCH AS CABLE- PLACE BY CABLES AND SUPPORTED BY MASTS OR THESE MATERIALS ENSURE THAT TENT STRUCTURES CAN
SUPPORTED STRUCTURES, ARCHES, AND TENTS. THESE COMPRESSION ELEMENTS. THE TENSIONED MEMBRANE IN A TENT WITHSTAND ENVIRONMENTAL ELEMENTS WHILE PROVIDING
SYSTEMS ARE LIGHTWEIGHT AND RELY ON SHAPE TO RESIST STRUCTURE ALLOWS FOR AN EFFICIENT DISTRIBUTION OF AESTHETIC AND FUNCTIONAL QUALITIES FOR BOTH INDOOR
LOADS. FORCES, MAKING IT IDEAL FOR CREATING EXPANSIVE, AND OUTDOOR APPLICATIONS.
VECTOR ACTIVE: SYSTEMS THAT CONSIST OF LINEAR COLUMN-FREE SPACES. TENTS ARE FLEXIBLE, ADAPTABLE, AND
ELEMENTS ARRANGED IN A TRIANGULATED PATTERN, LIKE CAN BE QUICKLY ASSEMBLED OR DISASSEMBLED, MAKING THEM EXAMPLES:
TRUSSES AND SPACE FRAMES. THEY WORK BY HIGHLY VERSATILE FOR BOTH TEMPORARY AND PERMANENT
DISTRIBUTING LOADS THROUGH INTERCONNECTED, RIGID STRUCTURES.
MEMBERS.
SECTION ACTIVE: BEAMS AND SLABS THAT RESIST LOADS
THROUGH BENDING, EFFECTIVELY USING CROSS-
SECTIONAL SHAPE TO SUPPORT SPANS.
SURFACE ACTIVE: SYSTEMS THAT SPREAD LOADS ACROSS
CONTINUOUS SURFACES, SUCH AS SHELLS AND
MILLENIUM DOME, LONDON
MEMBRANES, DISTRIBUTING FORCES THROUGH SURFACE
ACTIONS. HYPAR (HYPERBOLIC PARABOLOID): THIS IS A SADDLE-
SHAPED FORM WITH DOUBLE CURVATURE, PROVIDING
FORM ACTIVE STRUCTURE: TENT STRUCTURE STABILITY AND RESISTANCE TO BENDING FORCES. HYPAR
STRUCTURES ARE EFFICIENT AT SPANNING LARGE AREAS
WITH MINIMAL MATERIAL AND ARE COMMONLY SEEN IN
TENSILE ROOFS AND PAVILIONS.

CONIC (CONICAL): THE CONIC SHAPE USES A SINGLE PEAK

OR POINT SUPPORTED BY TENSION CABLES OR MASTS.
CONIC MEMBRANES ARE EFFECTIVE IN SHEDDING WATER
AND ARE COMMONLY USED IN STADIUMS, CANOPIES, AND
EVENT SPACES FOR THEIR ICONIC AND FUNCTIONAL CHENNAI AIRPORT, INDIA
FORM ACTIVE STRUCTURE: CABLE STRUCTURE FORM ACTIVE STRUCTURE: TENT STRUCTURE SHAPE.

REMARKS B.K.P.S. COLLEGE OF ARCHITECTURE SIGN AND SEAL

NAME: SHREYAS DILIP SURYAVANSHI

LONG SPAN STRUCTURE: FORM ACTIVE STRUCTURE- TENT STRUCTURE ROLL NO: 17

SUB: ABCS-I

YEAR : FOURTH YEAR B.ARCH