Universitatea "POLITEHNICA" din Timisoara

Facultatea de Arhitectura

Curs -1 Proiectarea Structurilor

Anul IV, sem I, 2012-2013
Curs: Sl.dr.ing Mircea Cristutiu
Seminar: Sl.dr.ing Mircea Cristutiu

Bibliografie:
1. V. Gioncu, MECANICA I PROIECTAREA STRUCTURILOR,
Curs pentru arhiteci, IPT, Timioara, 1979.
2. V. Gioncu, TEORIA STRUCTURILOR, IPT, Timioara, 1974.
3. V. Gioncu, STRUCTURI N ARHITECTUR, IPT, 1974
4. Peter Trebilcock and Mark Lawson. ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN IN STEEL.
2004 Steel Construction Institute. Spon Press is an imprint of the Taylor & Francis Group
5. J. Wardenier- HOLLOW SECTIONS IN STRUCTURAL APPLICATIONS,
Comit International pour le Dveloppement et l'Etude de la Construction Tubulaire. 2001

1. London 2012 - Velodrome

Figure - Velodrome sitting in

landscaped setting

Figure - Pared down racing bike:

an example of performance engineering

Figure - Velopark in legacy format

Figure - Early design concept

sketches (image courtesy of Hopkins
Architects)

Figure - Integrated structure of

roof tied into supporting bowl structure

Figure Shrink-wrapping of faade

onto structure

Figure - ODA comparison of embodied energy

across 2012 (and previous Olympic) venues

Figure - Environmental diagram showing

a) summer mode using natural ventilation
b) winter heating mode (image courtesy BDSP)

Figure - 3D modelling of upper

tier to integrate services, terracing and
structure was essential early in
the process:
a) Overlaid model from building inside
b) from outside during construction

Figure - Four principal systems

resisting roof cable tensions

Figure - Comparison of embodied

CO2 at various stages in Velodrome
design (reproduced from ODA Learning
Legacy)

Figure - Cut section through centre

of Velodrome indicating primary force
path

Figure - Non-linear whole building analysis model with

significant simplifi cations from sub analysis

Figure - Fundamental mode of

structure, 2.2Hz, with half of roof area
acting as a mass at tip of cantilever

Figure - 3D exploded roof with cable

net, clamping node, connection
brackets allowing movement,
prefabricated timber pane, blanket
Insulation and standing seam covering

Figure - Diagrammatic representation

of panel connection and movements

Figure - Computational panel optimisation

reduced 1050 panel shapes to just 19

Figure Radial concrete post-tensioned piers

Figure a) Truss fabrication

b) Site erection

Figure
a) Cables laid loose over infi eld
and clamped together at ground level
b) Stage 1 of cable lift
c) Stage 2 of cable lift note
slack cables in foreground

Figure Installation of track

Figure - Installation of
prefabricated roof
panels and
gutter panels,
reminiscent of boat
building

Figure - Outside
finished building
looking
across from bridge
over River Lee

Figure - Inside completed

building Velodrome track under test