DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF HYBRID TENSION DOME

Abstract

This paper describes the structural design and the construction process of Health & Sport Sciences Center of Ryutsu Keizai University, which roof is a hybrid tension dome. This new structural system makes effective inner space wide and large. In technical respect, it is confirmed that (1) a hybrid tension dome has better characteristic that stress and displacement of dome structures can be controlled by tension strings and those strings also control buckling behavior, (2) the structural behavior during construction is accurately predicted by detailed structural analysis considering construction process.