Rope net

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Cable net by Vladimir Shukhov , All-Russian Industrial and Craft Exhibition 1896

In architecture and construction, a rope network is a construction that consists of tensile ropes with opposite curvatures. The construction is mainly used for the free roofing of large areas and is characterized by its low weight.

construction

Cable nets are stretched on masts and are made up of supporting cables and tension cables . The suspension ropes take on the load transfer to the masts and foundations, the tension ropes guarantee sufficient rigidity.

history

Wladimir Schuchow and Frei Otto are the pioneers in rope net construction .

literature

Rainer Graefe: Vladimir G. Šuchov 1853–1939 - The Art of Economical Construction ( Memento from February 21, 2009 in the Internet Archive ). P. 192, Stuttgart, DVA, 1990.

Examples

Olympiapark , Munich ( Frei Otto )
The Millennium Dome in London ( Richard Rogers )
THTR-300 cooling tower ( Schlaich Bergermann partner )
Killesberg Tower in Stuttgart ( Schlaich Bergermann Partner )
Schönbuchturm near Herrenberg ( Schlaich Bergermann partner )
Super four-masted play circus by Conrad Roland
Concert sail in Radolfzell

Web links

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