Appropriateness and improvement of masts

The masts become the only rigid elements and the most used supporting structural elements. But they have to cope with over-dimensioning imposed by buckling. Many designs do not take it into account to the point that the masts end up looking oversized even though they are not, contradicting the conce...

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Autor: Llorens Duran, Josep Ignasi de|||0000-0001-5566-3037
Tipo de recurso: informe técnico
Fecha de publicación:2021
País:España
Institución:Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC)
Repositorio:UPCommons. Portal del coneixement obert de la UPC
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:upcommons.upc.edu:2117/366425
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/2117/366425
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Tensile architecture
Estructures atirantades
Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Edificació::Elements constructius d'edificis::Elements estructurals d'edificis
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Sumario:The masts become the only rigid elements and the most used supporting structural elements. But they have to cope with over-dimensioning imposed by buckling. Many designs do not take it into account to the point that the masts end up looking oversized even though they are not, contradicting the conceptual lightness of the structural membranes they support. For this reason, several strategies have been developed