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Pneumatic structures are membrane structures stabilized by compressed air pressure. They were first developed in the 1940s for uses like swimming pool covers and temporary buildings. There are two main types: air supported structures which are held up by a constant air supply, and air inflated structures which are supported by pressurized air within a sealed membrane. Examples include the tea house in Frankfurt and Frei Otto's designs like the Munich Olympics roof. Advantages include being lightweight, spanning large areas, and rapid assembly, while disadvantages include needing maintenance of air pressure and fans.

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Pneumatic Structures 1

Pneumatic structures are membrane structures stabilized by compressed air pressure. They were first developed in the 1940s for uses like swimming pool covers and temporary buildings. There are two main types: air supported structures which are held up by a constant air supply, and air inflated structures which are supported by pressurized air within a sealed membrane. Examples include the tea house in Frankfurt and Frei Otto's designs like the Munich Olympics roof. Advantages include being lightweight, spanning large areas, and rapid assembly, while disadvantages include needing maintenance of air pressure and fans.

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PNEUMATIC

STRUCTURES
PRESENTED BY
MAHNOOR SHAHID
IQRA SHEHZADI
FATIMA SHAHEEN
MAHA IQBAL
FATIMA HUSSAIN
WHAT IS PNEUMATIC STRUCTURES?

THESE ARE MEMBRANE STRUCTURES THAT IS STABILIZE BY THE PRESSURE OF


COMPRESSED AIR. AIR SUPPORTED STRUCTURES ARE SUPPORTED BY
INTERNAL PRESSURE.
HISTORY

AIR SUPPORTED MEMBRANES WERE FIRST DEVISED BY WALTON BIRD IN


THE LATE 1940’S AND WERE SOON PUT TO USE AS COVERS FOR
SWIMMING POOLS, TEMPORARY WAREHOUSES AND EXHIBUTION
BUILDINGS.
TECHNIQUES

A NETWORK OF CABLE STIFFNESS THE FABRICS, AND THE ASSEMBLY IS


SUPPORTED BY A RIGID RING AT THE EDGE. THE AIR PRESSURE WITHIN THIS
BUBBLE IS INCREASED SLIGHTLY ABOVE NORMAL ATMOSPHERIC
PRESSURE. AIR LOCKS ARE REQUIRED AT ENTERANCES TO PREVENT LOSS
OF INTERNAL AIR PRESSURE. THEY ARE EFFECTIVE FOR LONGER SPANS
TYPES

THERE ARE TWO TYPES OF PNEUMATIC STRUCTURES


 AIR SUPPORTED
 AIR INFLATED
1. AIR SUPPORTED STRUCTURES
AIR SUPPORTED STRUCTURE ARE HELD UP BY A CONSTANT SUPPLY OF AIR
WHICH VARIES BY THE TYPE OF SEAL USED.
2. AIR INFLATED STRUCTURES
AIR INFLATED STRUCTURES ARE SUPPORED BY A PRESSURIZED AIR WITHIN
THE SEALED MEMBRANE, CONSTANT AIR FLOW IS NOT NEEDED TO KEEP
THE STRUCTURE STANDING. IT IS USED FOR STADIUM TEMPERORY
STRUCTURES AND TENNIS COURT.
AIR INFLATED AIR SUPPORTED
STRUCTURE STRUCTURE
LIMITATION

 PNEUMATIC STRUCTURES CAN NOT CARRY A LARGE CAPACITY


LOAD. THE STRUCTURE WILL COLLASPE IF THERE IS A LARGE AMOUNT
OF SNOW.
 AIR SUPPORTED PNEUMATIC STRUCTURE REQUIRES AIR TIGHT DOORS
AND REGULATED AIR BLOWERS.
 THESE BUILDINGS ARE TEMPORARY. THE COST TO RUN AIR SUPPORTED
PNEUMATIC SYSTEM ALL DAY EVERYDAY COULD BE ASTRONOMICAL
CONTEMPORARY EXAMPLES

TEA HOUSE IN FRANKFURT, GERMANY:


 IT IS A RESTURANT/ BAR THAT CAN
SERVE THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE A DAY.
THE NEUMATIC STRUCTURE TYPE WAS A
GREAT CHOICE FO THIS BUILDING
BECAUSE IT CAN BE ASSEMBLED AND
REASSEMBLED EASILY SINCE IT MOVES
AROUND THE MEUSEUM GROUNDS. IT
CAN BE FOUND EITHER AT THE
ENTRANCE HALL TO THE MEUSEUM OR
UP ON ONE OF THE HILLS.
BUILDING EXAMPLES WITH ARCHIECT

 FREI OTTO WAS NOT ONLY A


BRILLIANT ARCHITECT BUT HE WAS
INVENTOR AND ENGINEER WITHOUT
HIM MANY OF THE STRUCTURES AND
THE BUILDINGS OF PAST 50 YEARS
WOULDN’T EXIST. PNEUMATIC
STRUCTURES WERE FIRST USED BY
HIM.
 THE MOST FAMOUS EXAMPLE OF HIS
IS THE ROOF OF THE MUNICH
OLYMPIC PARK FOR THE SUMMERS
CASE STUDY

HUBER H. HUMPHREY
METRODOME:
 IT WAS A DOME SHAPED
STADIUM LOCATED IN
DOWNTOWN.
 IT OPENED IN 1982 AS A
REPLACEMENT FOR METRO
POLITAN STADIUM.
 THE STADIUM HAVE A FIBER
GLASS FABRIC ROOF THAT
WAS SELF SUPPORTED BY
AIR PRESSURE
 IT REQUIRES 120m3/s OF
AIR TO KEEP IT INFLATED.
 AIR PRESSURE IS SUPPLIED
BY TWENTY 90-
HORSEPOWER FANS.
 THE ENTIRE ROOF WEIGHS
ROUGHLY 580000
POUNDS.
 IT REACHES 59m OR
ABOUT 16 STOREY, AT ITS
HIGHEST POINT.
MATERIALS

ENVELOPE MATERIALS
 THEY SHOULD BE LIGHT WEIGHT
 SHOULD HAVE HIGH TENSILE STRENGTH
 FIBER GLASS
 POLYSTER
 ETFE
 NYLONE
ANCHOR MATERIALS
THE ANCHOR MATERIALS DEPEND ON THE APPLICATION AND SIZE OF
THE PNEUMATIC STRUCTURES.
 STEEL CABLES
 BALLASTS
ADVANTAGES DISADVANTAGES
LIGHT WEIGHT NEED FOR CONTINUOUS
MAINTAINANCE OF EXCESS
PRESSURE IN THE ENVELOPE

COVER LARGE SPANS WITHOUT RELATIVELY SHORT SERVICE LIFE


INTERNAL
RAPID ASSEMBLY AND HAVE LOW
INITIAL AND OPERATING COSTS

PORTABILITY CONTINUOUS OPERATION OF FANS


TO MAINTAIN PRESSURE

GOOD NATURAL LIGHT CAN NOT REACH THE INSULATION


VALUES OF HARD WALLED
STRUCTURES

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