Exhibition pavilion Pfaelzische Getraenke-GmbH
General information
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                        Location address
                        Kaiserslauten
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                        Location country
                        Germany
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                        Year of construction
                        1993
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                        Name of the client/building owner
                        Ford Kraft
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                        Function of building
                        Exhibition
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                        Degree of enclosure
                        Open structure
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                        Number of layers
                        mono-layer
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                        Type of application of the membrane
                        covering
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                        Primary function of the tensile structure
                        - Daylight gains
- Rain protection
- Sun protection
 
Description
                    The construction is a prestressed membrane structure, fixed to a supporting structure. The supporting structure consists of a cable braced steel column, poles and tie down cables. The anchorage is done in concrete foundations.
Columns: diam 273,0x6,3; diam 168,3x7,1
Length: 2,1; 3,7; 16,55m
Angle of inclination: 72,5ᵒ; 72,5ᵒ; 65ᵒ
Steel ST 37-2
Concrete B25
Cables 1x37; steel wire heavy galvanized; E=170kN/mm2
Diam: 26mm
Length: 2,21; 3,86; 16,55m
Membrane: Verseidag PVC-coated polyester type III
Thickness 0,9mm
Surface 314m2
Weight 1kg/m2
Snow loading: 0,75kN/m2
Wind loading: -0,6/0,24kN/m2
Prestress in the membrane: 2kN/m in both directions;  edge cable: 5,9kN; stay cable: 102kN
Erection: a crane is required, and 3 persons working 3 days
Weight: Steel structure: 2017kg; Cables 293kg; Membrane: 345kg
                
Description of the environmental conditions
Material of the cover
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                        Cable-net/Fabric/Hybrid/Foil
                        Fabric
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                        Material Fabric/Foil
                        Polyester
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                        Material coating
                        PVC
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                        Weight (g/m2)
                        1000
Main dimensions and form
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                        Covered surface (m2)
                        282
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                        Maximum height (m)
                        15
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                        Total length (m)
                        27
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                        Total width (m)
                        26
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                        Form single element
                        Anticlastic
Duration of use
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                        Temporary or permanent structure
                        Permanent
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                        Design lifespan in years
                        11-20
Involved companies
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                            Engineers
                                                                                   Ingenieurbüro Teschner GmbH
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                            Contractors
                                                                                     Carl Nolte GmbH & Co
Editor
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                        Editor
                        Marijke M. Mollaert
 
                         
                         
                         
                         
                         
                         
                         
                         
                         
                         
                         
                         
                         
                         
                         
                         
                        









