Modular steel lamella roofs by Hugo Junkers A lightweight structure from the 1920s

Joram Tutsch, Rainer Barthel

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Abstract

In the mid-1920s, the German engineer Hugo Junkers (1859-1935) designed an innovative roof construction that is regarded a milestone in the development of lightweight structures. A rhomboid framework of slender steel elements forms a barrel vault that covers a span of up to 50 meters. More than 200 of these roofs - and associated patents - have been commercialized and built all over the world. Unfortunately, most of them do not exist anymore or are in bad condition. This paper describes the historical steps of the technical development of the construction (in Chapter 1). The framework is designed along strict geometric rules, which in turn have a large influence on the load-bearing behaviour. Both geometry and structure are systematically analysed (in Chapter 2 and 3). Finally, an example of the investigations and the analysis of a hangar from 1934 (Fig. 1) in northern Munich is presented (in Chapter 4).

OriginalspracheEnglisch
TitelIABSE Conference, Vancouver 2017
UntertitelEngineering the Future - Report
Herausgeber (Verlag)International Association for Bridge and Structural Engineering (IABSE)
Seiten623-630
Seitenumfang8
ISBN (elektronisch)9783857481536
PublikationsstatusVeröffentlicht - 2017
Veranstaltung39th IABSE Symposium in Vancouver 2017: Engineering the Future - Vancouver, Kanada
Dauer: 21 Sept. 201723 Sept. 2017

Publikationsreihe

NameIABSE Conference, Vancouver 2017: Engineering the Future - Report
Band109

Konferenz

Konferenz39th IABSE Symposium in Vancouver 2017: Engineering the Future
Land/GebietKanada
OrtVancouver
Zeitraum21/09/1723/09/17

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