Structural Performance of the Tensioning Air Beam System and its Analytical Modeling

Abstract:

A study on the structural performance of the tensioning air beam system (TABS) is presented. TABS consists of the air beam, steel frames and cable struts and is a hybrid structural system. This system has the advantage of reduced self-weight and is easy to construct while it can improve the load bearing capacity of membrane structures. It maximizes the structural capacities of individual elements, thus can be considered as a very effective system in both structural and economical aspects. In this study, a structural test was carried out to investigate the structural performance of TABS under different membrane pressure conditions. A simple analytical model was proposed to predict the structural behavior of TABS and its validity was evaluated by comparing its results with the test values.

• Periodical: Applied Mechanics and Materials (Volumes 284-287)
• Pages: 1385-1389
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.284-287.1385
• Online since: January 2013
• Authors: Ki Youl Baek, Dae Jin Kim
• Keywords: Bending, Membrane, Non-Linear Analysis, Tensioning Air Beam System

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DOI: 10.1260/026635106779380476

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