Is there a limit to the height of an airfoil building?
Release time:
2023-06-09
As a new type of building form, inflatable membrane building has gradually entered the public's view. From air membrane stadium, air membrane production workshop, air membrane storage and other large-span air bearing membrane structure to air membrane square cabin, air membrane cold storage such as smaller span of air-ribbed membrane structure, it seems that the height of the air membrane building that we have seen is generally not more than 2-storey building. Why is that?
In fact, the height of the air film building does not simply depend on the owner's usage demand or the designer's personal preference, but its height is mainly restricted by the span of the air film building.
Because there are no beams and columns inside the building, it relies entirely on the difference in air pressure between inside and outside to maintain its shape. Based on the needs of wind, snow load and winter snow discharge, the industry generally sets the height of the building as 1/3 to 1/2 of the span of the membrane, which means that the height of the inflatable membrane is related to its width, which needs to follow the principle of the programme design and cannot be designed arbitrarily.
When some venues have rigid requirements for building height, and the width of the venue limits the height of the inflatable membrane, making it difficult to meet the needs of the use, is there a feasible solution?
Of course there is!
If the height of the air membrane is not enough, you can take the form of combining the inflatable membrane structure with the traditional building, such as building a certain height of the foundation wall, installing the inflatable membrane on the foundation wall, so as to increase the overall height of the air membrane building. Beijing Xinyuan Yijia Membrane Structure Technology Co., Ltd. is located in Shanxi Shanyin County, the air membrane square cabin hospital is used in this form.
Keywords:
air membrane,inflat structure,air dome
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