Industrial tent
An industrial tent is a lightweight hall construction that is used as a warehouse or as a temporary assembly hall. Since industrial tents are usually used as warehouse extensions, they are often referred to as storage tents . In modern logistics , temporary industrial tents play an economically important role, especially for industrial and shipping companies, due to the low construction costs.
description
The basis of an industrial tent is the hall frame. It usually consists of corrosion-free aluminum profiles that are prefabricated. Due to their low weight, industrial tents can be erected directly on almost any surface. Depending on the nature of the ground, the support elements are attached with long pegs or heavy-duty dowels .
The roof cladding usually consists of robust, fabric-reinforced PVC tarpaulin. The wall cladding can optionally also be provided with PVC tarpaulin or lightweight trapezoidal sheets . An inner tarpaulin, which, like the outer tarpaulin, is made of PVC material, prevents condensation from forming inside the industrial tent, which means that an industrial tent can be heated or cooled as required.
Due to the modular construction, an industrial tent can be expanded at any time, as it is usually produced in a so-called system construction. The grid length is usually between 2.5 and 5 meters and can therefore be lengthened or shortened by the grid dimension. Minimum construction lengths, which are laid down in a test book , must sometimes be taken into account for structural reasons. The term span is used to describe the width of the hall of an industrial tent; this is almost always the shorter side of the hall. In the case of large spans, tension straps are used to stiffen the hall structure, which is indispensable in regions with expected high snow loads. The side support elements are braced by wall diagonals.
Building permit
Industrial tents offer the advantage of an accelerated, simplified building permit process . In the event of short-term downtimes, industrial tents can be approved as so-called temporary construction . The respective procedure is laid down in the state building regulations. For this purpose, a so-called test book is already created by the manufacturer, which contains details on the material and statics such as snow load, span, etc.; the test book and the data are checked beforehand by the TÜV and confirmed by entry in the test book. Before being used, all industrial tents must be subjected to a static and building law test in accordance with DIN 4112 and DIN EN 13782 by the TÜV or the respective state trade institute.
Special forms
Industrial tents can also be used with multiple aisles, i.e. several tents are set up parallel to one another like church naves. They are then connected to one another so that a very large room area can be achieved if necessary. When used as an assembly hall, industrial tents can also be mounted on rails, for example, and can be moved using suitable rollers.
Regulations
On July 1, 2012, the new standards for industrial tents and temporary structures came into force in all federal states. The old standard DIN 4112 is therefore no longer in force, but the operation of the temporary structures is subject to grandfathering. Old industrial tents can continue to be used in accordance with DIN EN 13782. Industrial tents are approved for use in wind load zones of classes 1 to 3 according to DIN 1055-4: 2005-03.
literature
- Hartmut H. Starke, Roland Ondra, Christian A. Buschhoff and Harald Scherer: Handbuch Fliegende Bauten , Verlag xEMP, ISBN 978-3-938862-23-0 .
Web links
- Small industrial tent ABC (terms in hall construction) on industriezelte.de
- DIN EN 13782: 2013-05 at beuth.de, accessed October 17, 2014
- Wind load according to standard: DIN1055.de | Load assumptions
Individual evidence
- ↑ New standard DIN EN 13782 for temporary structures in effect on maschinenmarkt.vogel.de