Overhead Tensegrity

Structural design and engineering

2012

Honorable Mention

@Korean Structural Engineers
structure design competition

Role: Design development, production

Collaboration: Seung Jong Kwak, Tae Hwan Kim




Design concept: long span structures

Prior condition
(1) Increasing the stiffness of beams
(2) Pulling distributed loads up to independent points

New Proposal


Structure concept


Optimizing stress

Height proportion as per the optimized angle




Step1. Arranging tensegrity units elements in a row
Step2. Posting independent vertical struts at each in-between point
Step3. Combining them with tension cable



Linear modules of units’ arrangement in horizontal, vertical, diagonal directions

Each bearing point has classified into two parts; the main module manages loads of the whole plate and the allocated module which disperses the loads equally and consists of tensegrity form. The main module will manage the loads carried from the allocated module connected with cables and intermediate struts.

 



Structure composition and
circulation for pedastrian

Structure analysis