Frans Masereel Centrum in Kasterlee, Belgium
Customer Project
Frans Masereel Centrum, founded in 1972, offers residencies and working spaces for 70 graphic designers, artists and critics who want to extend their knowledge in intaglio, 3D printing or lithography.In 2013, the center started the expansion with a new graphics studio, a darkroom and new exhibition rooms.
| Structural Engineering |
Engineering office Bollinger+Grohmann Ingenieure, France www.bollinger-grohmann.com |
| Architect | LIST & Hideyuki Nakayama Architects |
| Investor |
Frans Masereel Centrum, Belgium fransmasereelcentrum.be |
To withstand the acting snow loads, the new pavilion at ground level has a conic shape where six triangles have been cut out.
A corridor which leads outside connects the extension with the existing building.
Construction
The walls with varying height between 2.3 and 5.9 m, are made of reinforced concrete and are filled with calcium silicate units.
The walls support a conic roof with a diameter of 29 m which uses the principle of the reciprocal structure with 7 rows. Therefore, no central support is needed.
The reciprocal structure consists of about 1,000 wooden beams with a section of 8 x 23 cm and a length of up to 6 m.
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Once you have determined the final tendon geometry in RF‑TENDON, exporting the model to a CAD program can be useful. For this purpose, the module includes the option to export the file in the .dxf file format.
Material Model Orthotropic Masonry 2D
The material model Orthotropic Masonry 2D is an elastoplastic model that additionally allows softening of the material, which can be different in the local x- and y-direction of a surface. The material model is suitable for (unreinforced) masonry walls with in-plane loads.
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Programs Used for Structural Analysis
Main Program
The structural engineering software for design of frame, beam and truss structures, performing linear and nonlinear calculations of internal forces, deformations, and support reactions
2,550.00 USD
Add-on Module
Timber design according to Eurocode 5, SIA 265 and/or DIN 1052
1,120.00 USD
