Fundamental Study on the Evaluation of Snow Load on the Roof of a Membrane Structure. Proposal of a suitable roof design for reducing snow load on the roof.

1997 ◽  
Vol 13 (4) ◽  
pp. 326-338
Author(s):  
Hideharu Yamaguchi ◽  
Toshiyuki Ito ◽  
Tsukasa Tomabechi
Author(s):  
Tsukasa TOMABECHI ◽  
Hideharu YAMAGUCHI ◽  
Toshiyuki ITOU ◽  
Masayuki HOSHINO

1997 ◽  
Vol 3 (5) ◽  
pp. 31-36 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tsukasa TOMABECHI ◽  
Kazuhiko HOSOKAWA ◽  
Hideharu YAMAGUCHI ◽  
Masahiro TAKAKURA ◽  
Kaoru NISHIKAWA
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2014 ◽  
Vol 919-921 ◽  
pp. 216-221
Author(s):  
Sun Young Paek ◽  
Byung Hee Nam ◽  
Jang Youl You ◽  
Ki Pyo You ◽  
Young Moon Kim

As baseball gets more and more popular the interest of fans increases. Since baseball game in its nature is influenced very much by weather the necessity of a domed stadium has been raised. At this moment a membrane structured domed stadium is under construction. As can be understood from the roof collapse of Minnesota Metrom by a heavy snowfall in 2011, the snow load occupies a very important part in membrane structure. To calculate the snow load snowdrift prediction is necessary and snow is piled mainly at the side or roof of a building. Hence, in this study a snowdrift wind tunnel test of a domed stadium was made to simulate snowdrift; using it the maximum depth of fresh snowdrift is estimated to be in the range of 3.4cm-37cm on the roof of a domed stadium.


2018 ◽  
Vol 24 (56) ◽  
pp. 35-40
Author(s):  
Hajime NAKAJIMA ◽  
Satoshi KOMODA ◽  
Shigeto FUJII ◽  
Yuichiro ISHINABE

2014 ◽  
Vol 1065-1069 ◽  
pp. 1222-1225
Author(s):  
Hong Zeng ◽  
Yu Pu ◽  
Jun Long

This paper reviews the research on the deflection of the orthotropic flat membrane and saddle membrane under the external snow load. First the authors analyze the characteristics of snow load and obtain the standard snow load. Second we build the models of the orthotropic flat membrane and saddle membrane under the snow load. Then we deduce and solve the equations set of the two membranes under the effect of the pretension with the perturbation method. So we obtain the relational expression between the maximum deflection of the membrane’s centre point and the external load. At last, suppose that the load was determinate, the authors analyze the change of the deflection of the centre point of the membrane with different pretensions, side lengths and other parameters.


2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 011-016
Author(s):  
Ghadami Nasim ◽  
Deravian Bita ◽  
`Deravian Behzad ◽  
Takhtravan Amir ◽  
Khatibi Seyed Mohammad ◽  
...  

Since snow load is one of the loads of designing the industrial shed roof, this research presents a new system to reduce the industrial sheds roof design. In this system, sensitive units of moisture and temperature, which can be adjusted with different areas, are installed on the shed’s roof. The mechanism of system is that the sensors in the units detect the presence of snow on the shed roof and send an order to connect electricity to the elements; therefore, the snow on the roof melts by the heat generated. In this system, solar panels are used to supply electricity. As with the help of this mechanism, snow does not remain on the roof, it is possible to eliminate the snow load in the calculations of the shed and apply at least the live load of the sixth regulation (Due to having a one-story shed, minimum live load applied and it used only for the foundation design of the structure.), this issue will create an economic plan in shed designing. According to the study conducted in this research, it is shown that the dimensions of the sheet beam used in the shed are reduced, which will significantly reduce the cost of construction and installation to some extent. In the following, two samples of sheds with a span of 20 meters in the presence of snow and the absence of snow in the software were modelled, and the results were compared with each other.


Author(s):  
Robert M. Glaeser ◽  
David W. Deamer

In the investigation of the molecular organization of cell membranes it is often supposed that lipid molecules are arranged in a bimolecular film. X-ray diffraction data obtained in a direction perpendicular to the plane of suitably layered membrane systems have generally been interpreted in accord with such a model of the membrane structure. The present studies were begun in order to determine whether selected area electron diffraction would provide a tool of sufficient sensitivity to permit investigation of the degree of intermolecular order within lipid films. The ultimate objective would then be to apply the method to single fragments of cell membrane material in order to obtain data complementary to the transverse data obtainable by x-ray diffraction.


Author(s):  
H. K. Plummer ◽  
E. Eichen ◽  
C. D. Melvin

Much of the work reported in the literature on cellulose acetate reverse osmosis membranes has raised new and important questions with regard to the dense or “active” layer of these membranes. Several thickness values and structures have been attributed to the dense layer. To ensure the correct interpretation of the cellulose acetate structure thirteen different preparative techniques have been used in this investigation. These thirteen methods included various combinations of water substitution, freeze drying, freeze sectioning, fracturing, embedding, and microtomy techniques with both transmission and scanning electron microscope observations.It was observed that several factors can cause a distortion of the structure during sample preparation. The most obvious problem of water removal can cause swelling, shrinking, and folds. Improper removal of embedding materials, when used, can cause a loss of electron image contrast and, or structure which could hinder interpretation.


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