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2024-07-30

Courtyard Roofing of SMS Campus in Mönchengladbach, Germany

Technology brings people together, as is the case at the newly opened SMS Campus in Mönchengladbach, Germany. FormTL, a customer of Dlubal Software, designed an impressive roof structure connecting the individual buildings in the courtyard, which protects the inner courtyard from wind and weather.

Model 005027 | Courtyard Roofing of SMS Campus in Mönchengladbach, Germany
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Courtyard Roofing of SMS Campus in Mönchengladbach, Germany

Seit Mai 2024 befinden sich alle Standorte der SMS Group an einem einzigen Ort. Mit seinen fünf Büromodulen bilden diese eine zahnradartige Struktur. Über den Innenhof spannt sich in 20 m Höhe ein Folienkissendach mit einem Durchmesser von 82 m. Das Dach hat eine Gesamtfläche von 5 100 m² und ermöglicht einen trockenen Wechsel der über 2000 Mitarbeitenden zwischen den Gebäuden.

Die technische Bearbeitung der Dachkonstruktion sowie die Tragwerksplanung für Seil- und Stahlbau übernahm der Dlubal-Kunde formTL, um eine zugbeanspruchte Seilkonstruktion nach dem Geigerdome-Prinzip zu ermöglichen. Als Grundlage dient hier ein Druckring mit einem umlaufenden Stahlkastenträger sowie 40 unterspannten Radialseilen mit doppelter Seilschar.

Zusätzlich entwickelten die Ingenieure von formTL Seilknoten, die Aufständerung für die ETFE-Kissen, den Stahlkastenträger sowie die Anschlüsse des Seilnetzes an den Druckring. Dessen schwimmende Lagerung auf den massiven Modulgebäuden mit einem Festlager, einem radial verschieblichen Lager gegenüber und acht weiteren Gleitlagern sorgt für sicheren Halt.

Mit dieser Innenhofüberdachung schuf der Dlubal-Kunde formTL unter Nutzung von RFEM ein sehr interessantes Kundenprojekt.

Location
SMS group GmbH
Am SMS Campus 1
41069 Mönchengladbach
Germany
Investor SMS Group GmbH, Mönchengladbach
www.sms-group.com
Architects
Hartmann Architects BDA, Moenchengladbach, Germany
www.hartmann-architekten.de
Structural Design Kempen Krause Ingenieure, Aachen
www.kempenkrause.de
Courtyard Roofing Pfeifer Structures, Buxheim (Memmingen)
www.pfeifer.info
Structural Engineering, Assembly, and Workshop Design Geigerdome formTL ingenieure für tragwerk und leichtbau gmbh, Radolfzell
www.form-tl.de

Project Specifications

Model Data

Number of Nodes 6330
Number of Lines 6500
Number of Members 6260
Number of Surfaces 320
Number of Load Cases 1
Total Weight 246.455 tons
Dimensions (Metric) 80.561 x 80.561 x 10.328 m
Dimensions (Imperial) 264.31 x 264.31 x 33.88 feet
Program Version 5.34.02

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