A STUDY ON THE ULTIMATE LOAD BEARING CAPACITY OF CARBON FIBRE REINFORCED POLYMER TENSEGRITY SYSTEM IN A SUSPEN DOME

Authors

  • IfeOlorun Olofin Jiangsu University, Faculty of Civil Engineering and Solid Mechanics,No 301 Xuefu Road ,Zhenjiang,China
  • Ronggui Liu Jiangsu University, Faculty of Civil Engineering and Solid Mechanics,No 301 Xuefu Road ,Zhenjiang,China

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.14311/CEJ.2019.04.0046

Keywords:

Suspen dome, Tensegrity system, Carbon fibre reinforced polymer cables, Steel cables, Ultimate load bearing capacity

Abstract

Structural stability is one of the major factors considered for structural design. The integrity of carbon fiber reinforced polymer as a tensegrity system in a suspen dome is investigated by employing a computational model with a span of 93m. ANSYS software was employed for the investigation. The load-displacement curve of the structure was studied to understand the ultimate load bearing capacity in comparison with steel cable using Newton-Raphson and arc length methods. Parameters such as nodal displacement, stresses on the single reticulated layer and internal forces of the tension members that influence the structures integrity were considered. Results show that despite the antistrophic nature of carbon fiber reinforced polymer it possesses similar characteristics as steel cables.

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2019-12-31

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Olofin, I., & Liu, R. (2019). A STUDY ON THE ULTIMATE LOAD BEARING CAPACITY OF CARBON FIBRE REINFORCED POLYMER TENSEGRITY SYSTEM IN A SUSPEN DOME. Stavební Obzor - Civil Engineering Journal, 28(4). https://doi.org/10.14311/CEJ.2019.04.0046

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Vol. 28 No. 4 (2019)

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