Design of Membrane Structure as a Temporary Roofing System

Abstract

This contribution is focused on the design analysis of membrane structure and finding an optimal shape of such structure due to the surrounding possibilities with using numerical modeling. The membrane structure is designed for roofing of the experimental stand, which is in the campus of Faculty of Civil Engineering, VSB – Technical University of Ostrava and is currently not protected against unfavorable weather conditions. Design of membrane structures as temporary or permanent roofing has recently become very popular because of its shape variability, very low weight, and possibility of large spans. However, in addition to aesthetic requirements, structural and dispositional requirements are also necessary to consider on the same level during the design. The aim of this paper is to give an overview of the design of the temporary membrane structure starting from the architectural visualization and continuing to deal with structural and dispositional parts of the design using the RFEM software which has special add - on module for nonlinear analysis of membrane structures, RF Form - Finding.