Tensile Structure for "International Circus Festival of Italy"

Structural Design

The membrane-covered cable structure is a temporary structure which includes eight masts as well as poles and steel cables. The floor plan is 196.8 x 118.1 ft with a covered area of 23,099.3 ft².

The structure is covered with highly resistant polyester with polyvinyl chloride coating fabric, a special fabrication for textile structures. The middle masts are varying pipe steel cross-sections with 96.4 x 3.1-inch dimensions from the ground up to a height of 26.2 ft and 88.5-inch x 4.7-inch dimensions to the top of the tent. The poles are 29.9 inches x 1.1 inches and 35 inches x 1.1 inches, spaced at a maximum distance of 6.5 inches. The total membrane height is 43.3 ft.