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Large Space Structures Lab
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A lab that approaches large-span structures through membrane structures and lightweight structures.
AboutAbout the lab
Creating large spaces with thin membranes.
The Large Space Structures Lab studies the design and structure of membrane structures, lightweight structures, and spatial structures through experiments and simulations.
A membrane structure is a structural system that can enclose a large space of over 200 m using an extremely thin material less than 1 mm thick.
If the membrane is compared to human skin, the structure of a building corresponds to the muscles and skeleton that support the whole.
An excellent structure is said to be rational and free of waste, making effective use of limited resources.
Key terms
- Membrane structure
- A structural system that forms a large space using an extremely thin material less than 1 mm thick
- Lightweight structure
- A structural technology that makes effective use of material properties to form a rational structural frame. Membrane structures are a representative example
ResearchResearch themes
This lab studies the design and structure of membrane structures, lightweight structures, and spatial structures through experiments and simulations. Lightweight structures are a structural technology that makes effective use of material properties to form rational structural frames, and membrane structures are a representative example.
*Illustrative imageDesign and Structure of Membrane, Lightweight, and Spatial Structures
The lab studies the design and structure of membrane structures, lightweight structures, and spatial structures through experiments and simulations. The secret to creating large spaces from thin materials is said to lie in lightweight, high-strength materials and structural systems suited to them.
*Illustrative imageWind and Snow Safety of Long-Span Buildings
This research concerns the safety of long-span building structures against wind and snow.
*Illustrative imageRationalizing Structural Frames with Tension Members
This research uses tension members to make the way structural frames are built more rational.
*Illustrative imageForm Finding and Analysis of Behavior under External Loads
This research concerns how to determine the shape of a structure and how to analyze its behavior under external loads.
MembersFaculty
- ProfessorMasaya Kawabata
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The top and research theme images are illustrative and were not taken at the lab. They are cropped from Wikimedia Commons images. Cropped CC BY-SA images are provided under the same CC BY-SA license as the original (version shown on each line).
- Top image: “Tensile Membrane Structures” Ajmalbabums / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
- Design and Structure of Membrane, Lightweight, and Spatial Structures: “Resurrection Church, Hope Mills, North Carolina” Gerry Dincher / CC BY-SA 2.0 (cropped)
- Wind and Snow Safety of Long-Span Buildings: “Forsyth Barr Stadium (Dunedin Stadium)” Alistair Paterson / CC BY-SA 2.0 (cropped)
- Rationalizing Structural Frames with Tension Members: “Floating cable stayed bridge” Wikideas1 / CC0 (cropped)
- Form Finding and Analysis of Behavior under External Loads: “Tensile Lattice Shells by Vladimir Shukhov 1895” Andrei Osipovich Karelin / Public domain (cropped)
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- Related lab (Building Environmental Engineering Lab): “Passive house in La Crosse” Wikideas1 / CC0 (cropped)
- Related lab (Architectural Design (AD) Lab): “Urban design of Qom metropolis in 2007 Photo By Mostafa Meraji 09” Mostafameraji / CC0 (cropped)
- Related lab (Architectural Planning Lab): “New housing estate - geograph.org.uk - 8095099” Kevin Waterhouse / CC BY-SA 2.0 (cropped)
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