Spironef Inflatable

Location

Europe

Dates

June 1999 - August 2000

Client

Spironef Technologies

Structural Engineer

Buro Happold

Project :

Review and optimise the design of the "Spironef Panoramic", an inflatable air-beam structure to be used as temporary entertainment space. Sequential inflation of individual tubes allows the roof to open and close.

My Role :

  • Create software to parametrically generate analysis model including pressure and external loading
  • Develop contact element to model interaction between tubes
  • Add "hidden groups" to software to allow distinction between inner- and outer-surface
  • Perform analyses and optimise design