Garden Exposition Canopy
General information
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Location address
Paderborn
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Location country
Germany
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Year of construction
1993
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Name of the client/building owner
Landesgartenschau GmbH
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Function of building
Exhibition
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Degree of enclosure
Open structure
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Climatic zone
Temperate - cold winters and mild summers
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Number of layers
mono-layer
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Type of application of the membrane
covering
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Primary function of the tensile structure
- Rain protection
- Space defining elements
- Wind protection
Description
The construction is a prestressed membrane structure, fixed to a supporting structure. The supporting structure consists of poles and tie down cables. Concrete foundations assure the anchorage. Cables are connected to threaded tie rods.
Columns: diam 219,1x5,9; diam 219,1x6,3; diam 323,9x7,1
Length 5,2; 3,2; 11,4m
Inclination 75ᵒ
Steel St 37-2
Concrete B35
Cables 1x37; Steel wire heavy galvanized; E=170kN/mm2
Diam: 30mm
Length: 3,07; 5,07; 11,47m
Membrane thickness 0,9mm; Verseidag PVC-coated polyester type III
Surface 438m2
Snow loading: 0,75kN/m2
Wind loading: -0,65/0,26kN/m2
Prestress edge cable: 51kN; stay cable: 119kN
Prestress membrane: 3kN/m/1,5kN/m
Execution: requires a crane, duration 3 days with 3 persons
Weight: Steel structure 3124kg; cables: 485kg; membrane: 482kg
Cost 48DM (24,5Euro)/m2 for the steel structure; 317DM (162Euro)/m2 for the membrane
Total cost (in 1993): 160 000DM (82 000Euro); maintenance cost 2 000DM (1 000Euro)/year
Description of the environmental conditions
Material of the cover
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Cable-net/Fabric/Hybrid/Foil
Fabric
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Material Fabric/Foil
Polyester
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Material coating
PVC
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Weight (g/m2)
1000
Main dimensions and form
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Covered surface (m2)
420
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Maximum height (m)
6
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Total length (m)
32
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Total width (m)
30
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Form entire structure
Anticlastic
Duration of use
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Temporary or permanent structure
Permanent
Involved companies
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Engineers
Ingenieurbüro Teschner GmbH
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Contractors
Carl Nolte GmbH & Co
Editor
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Editor
Marijke M. Mollaert
