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Location |
Hanover, Germany |
Dates |
January 1998 - January 2000 |
Architect |
Shigeru Ban & Frei Otto |
Structural Engineer |
Buro Happold |
Project : |
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| National Exhibition Pavilion of Japan for Expo 2000 in Hanover.
Total area is 3500sqm. Main exhibition hall 70m x 35m with timber arches stiffened by
wire bracing and shear-stiffened by a diagonal grid of paper tubes. |
My Role : |
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- Finite Element Analysis
- Snap-through Buckling Analysis
- Progressive Collapse Analysis
- Detailed scissor-joint modelling analysis
- Generation of spreadsheets to automate design
- Worked in BH Berlin office to help achieve sign-off by German checking engineer
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