STRUCTURAL DESIGN FOR ARCHITECTURE

Structural Design for Architecture and therefore behave in a similar way to a hinge. Rigid joints transmit shear and axial force ...

Steel structures Secondary beam Primary beam Steel frames can therefore be thought of as either 'simple' frames, that is frames ...

Structural Design for Architecture Fig. 3.26 A single- storey steel framework is shown here comprising lightweight Metsec joists ...

Fig. 3.28 Single-storey frameworks based on lightweight joists can be braced by the rigid-joint technique. The rigid joints can ...

Structural Design for Architecture Fig. 3.30 Basic plan arrangement for a single-storey steel framework in which the primary ele ...

Depth of main frame (mm) Span (m) Solid web Plane truss Space truss 10 450 1000 1000 15 600 1200 1200 20 700 1400 1400 30 900 18 ...

Structural Design for Architecture (a) Fig. 3.33 (a) Two-way-spanning roof structure formed by intersecting plane frameworks. (b ...

Fig. 3.34 Fully three-dimensional two-way-spanning space framework. be given the rectangular or diagrid form depending on the or ...

Structural Design for Architecture 82 Fig. 3.37 A Mero space frame, supported around its perimeter, acts as the roof structure i ...

Steel structures Fig. 3.38 The elements of the Unistrut space deck system. This is based on lightweight cold-formed sections and ...

Structural Design for Architecture Fig. 3.40 (a) Basic components of the Mero space frame. This highly versatile system allows g ...

Fig. 3.41 Nodus joint. The Nodus joint is designed for use with hot-rolled steel hollow sections. It is basically a clamping dev ...

Structural Design for Architecture Fig. 3.42 Terminal building at Stuttgart Airport, Germany. The roof structure here consists o ...

Steel structures The basic elements of this type of structure consist of a column unit (the 'trunk') which has a rigid joint at ...

Structural Design for Architecture Fig. 3.44 Ice Rink, Oxford, 1984. Nicholas Grimshaw & Partners, architects; Ove Arup & ...

Fig. 3.45 Typical floor-slab systems for steel frameworks. (a) In situ reinforced concrete flat slab. (b) Precast concrete floor ...

Structural Design for Architecture Fig. 3.47 Typical layout of floor beams in a steel framework (a) The basic unit consists of a ...

Table 3.10 Typical element sizes in multi-storey steel frameworks Floor Floor beam depth (mm) Column cross-section beam (H-secti ...

Fig. 3.50 Where long spans require the use of deep tri- angulated girders this can greatly increase the struc- tural depth of th ...

Steel structures Fig. 3.52 Resistance of a multi-storey framework to wind load. (a) The wind loading acts on the cladding and is ...