Fabric Membrane Structure Summary:
- This Structure Type Uses Steel Trusses to Hold a Fabric Membrane Roof
- Foundations are Designed for Gravity, Uplift, Inward and Outward Shear
- Structural Trade Off Exists Between Steel Trusses and Foundations
- A Finite Element Analysis is Usually Required for Design
- The Interior is usually Unheated and Unfinished
- Buildings are Designed for Wind Loads, Snow Loads, and Seismic Loads
- A Cabling or Bracing System is Required to Resist Long Direction Forces
- Steel Trusses are Fabricated and Delivered in Sections
- Great Care of Hoisting and Erection is Required
- Cost Effective When Covering Large Areas With Large Clear Spans
390' x 520' Steel Truss Fabric Membrane Structure
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Fabric Shade Structures:
- Small Decorative Structures Used Primarily to Provide Shade
- Florida Building Code Allows a Breakaway Fabric Design
- Steel Supports are Used to Stretch a Fabric Over an Area
- Cables are Used to Tension the Fabric
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Lecanto, FL 34461
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Fabric Membrane & Fabric Shade Structures
For Coverage of Large Areas and Large Clear Spans
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