CN106193301A - Water lily shaped single-layer latticed shell - Google Patents

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CN106193301A
CN106193301A CN201610774652.XA CN201610774652A CN106193301A CN 106193301 A CN106193301 A CN 106193301A CN 201610774652 A CN201610774652 A CN 201610774652A CN 106193301 A CN106193301 A CN 106193301A
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冯远
周绪红
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唐华明
刘宜丰
吴雨杭
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The invention discloses a kind of water lily shaped single-layer latticed shell, including pressing the oblique arc main arch that Flos Nelumbinis petal shape is arranged, net shell curved surface is divided into some symmetrical regions by multiple Flos Nelumbinis petal design that described oblique arc main arch is formed, and is connected formation overall structure bottom the Flos Nelumbinis petal design that described oblique arc main arch is formed respectively with seat rings bar.Integrated structure Bionic conflguration of the present invention, has an obvious stressed shell feature, radially, hoop power transmission clearly, directly, high by force efficiency, rigidity is big, is conducive to reducing material usage;Structure is constituted by camber line rod member, shape such as Flos Nelumbinis petal, Mechanical Builds is slim and graceful, novel and beautiful, there is good aesthetic effect, and rod member layout can be increased and decreased flexibly according to practical situation, structural configuration is flexible and changeable, has wide applicability in show room, odeum, museum and other large public building having higher requirements the Aesthetic Function of building structure.

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Water lily shaped single-layer latticed shell
Technical field
The present invention relates to construction engineering technical field, particularly to a kind of water lily shaped single-layer latticed shell.
Background technology
Hemispherical latticed shell structure the earliest is rib type net shell, is constituted thrust body with the some plane ribs arranged by radiation direction System;For bearing sphere net case circumferential force, it is considered to the annular purlin of rib type net shell and rib are connected and composed rigidity system, form gilled rings Type net shell.1863, said structure was developed perfect by the German engineer De Le (Schwedle, J.W.) that shows severity, and proposes In addition to connecting radial rib and horizontal fold line ring, in every individual system grid, it is divided into little triangle with reinforcement structure with brace again, and Improve the ability bearing non-symmetrical load, be referred to as " moral of showing severity Le type net shell ".Its Berlin, Germany design and build for coal The diameter 30m top cover of gas tank, is considered the steel screen structure of the first real meaning in the world.1906, German Architects assistant woods Lattice (Zollinger) have invented connection square net shell, and the grid of this kind of net shell is constituted to oblique leverage by two, form rhombus net substantially Lattice unit.Nineteen twenty-five, American scholar Kai Weite (Kiewitt, G.R.) is comprehensively showed severity moral Le type, connection square and triangular lattice net Shell segmentation advantage, propose Kiewitt spherical domes, this form by Successful utilization in U.S. New Orleans super dome (diameter 207m) with universe, Houston dome (diameter 196m).Thereafter, American Architecture Shi Fule (Fuller, R.B.) further investigated ball The regular partition of face-piece, proposes famous geodesic sphere net case.In addition to above-mentioned form, also have by Britain engineer Hamilton, W. and Manning, G.R. combines the Heyman (Hamman) two of proposition to lattice type net shell, by France's designer's summer Du (Chateau, S.D.) propose three-dimensional lattice type net shell, set based on aircraft wing by Richard and Kai Se (Kaiser, H.) Stress epidermis geodesic latticed shell that meter principle proposes etc..Since entering 21 century, along with enriching and right of people's material life Stepping up of aesthetic requirement, the above-mentioned tradition feature quilt such as net shell rod member quantity intensive, grid configuration is single, aesthetics of structural design shortcoming Amplify, therefore, researcher and then the new space structures that exploration grid moulding is abundant, structural feature is graceful, make every effort to build Structural feature aesthetic feeling and rich space version.Researcher obtains inspiration from the configuration of nature, and uses for reference The research theories such as building structure bionics and combinatorial polytope theory, successively propose honeycomb type net shell, combine 272 body hemisphere The novel knot of the beautiful designs such as veil shell, single-layer folded veil shell, hoop fold-line-shaped Reticulated Domes, seashells bionical net shell Configuration formula.And in Practical Project, be also no lack of and come from natural Mechanical Builds, as birds nest is used for reference in China national stadium, China national swimming center (the Water Cube) obtains inspiration from soap bubble, and Britain " Garden of Eden " project uses for reference honeycomb configuration, Shanghai Luminaire engineering steel worm-gearing imitates " nautilus " structure, video display industrial park, Qingdao " Carnis Rapanae thomasianae room " copys Carnis Rapanae thomasianae structure, Tianjin Yu Jiabao combines Shell-like grid shell that conjunction transport hub station employing helix is woven into etc..
Summary of the invention
It is an object of the invention to: for the problem of above-mentioned existence, it is provided that a kind of reasonable stress, water lily shaped handsome in appearance Single-layer latticed shell.
The technical scheme implementation of the technology of the present invention: water lily shaped single-layer latticed shell, it is characterised in that: include by Flos Nelumbinis The oblique arc main arch that petal shape is arranged, net shell curved surface is divided into by multiple Flos Nelumbinis petal design that described oblique arc main arch is formed Some symmetrical regions, are connected formation entirety knot respectively with seat rings bar bottom the Flos Nelumbinis petal design that described oblique arc main arch is formed Structure.
Water lily shaped single-layer latticed shell of the present invention, it is disposed with oblique arc time arch, institute along seat rings bar inner periphery The territory, adjacent sectors stating the formation of multiple Flos Nelumbinis petal design is connected with each other by oblique arc time arch.
Water lily shaped single-layer latticed shell of the present invention, its described oblique arc time arch is provided with multiple tracks along seat rings bar, The oblique arc of multiple tracks time arch is gradually drawn close to latticed shell structure top center.
Water lily shaped single-layer latticed shell of the present invention, it is provided with between the oblique arc main arch constituting Flos Nelumbinis petal Radially straight arch, described radial direction is directly encircleed and is radially uniformly distributed for midpoint with latticed shell structure top center.
Water lily shaped single-layer latticed shell of the present invention, its described seat rings bar and latticed shell structure top center it Between, radially arranged at least one ring to bar, described hoop bar is used for retraining oblique arc main arch and the most straight arch, makes oblique arc master The adjacent Flos Nelumbinis petal design that arch becomes is connected with each other, described oblique arc main arch, oblique arc time arch, hoop bar, the most directly encircle with And seat rings bar collectively forms complete water lily shaped single-layer latticed shell stress system.
Water lily shaped single-layer latticed shell of the present invention, its when radially arranged have multi-turn hoop bar time, interior Ring intersects with the oblique arc main arch edge point of intersection of adjacent Flos Nelumbinis petal design to bar.
Water lily shaped single-layer latticed shell of the present invention, its all rod node intersections in described latticed shell structure set Being equipped with purlin torr, some purlin torr constitute the supporting surface covering material for undertaking roofing.
Integrated structure Bionic conflguration of the present invention, has an obvious stressed shell feature, radially, hoop power transmission clearly, straight Connecing, high by force efficiency, rigidity is big, is conducive to reducing material usage;Structure is constituted by camber line rod member, shape such as Flos Nelumbinis petal, knot Structure type is slim and graceful, novel and beautiful, has good aesthetic effect, and can increase and decrease rod member layout, structure according to practical situation flexibly Configuration is flexible and changeable, show room, odeum, museum and other Aesthetic Function of building structure is had higher requirements large-scale Public building has wide applicability.
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Fig. 1 is the structural representation of the present invention.
Fig. 2 and Fig. 3 is that the present invention is without the most straight arch, the acyclic structural representation to bar.
Fig. 4 to Figure 10 is the present invention structural representation that hoop bar is arranged at diverse location in the case of without the most straight arch Figure.
Figure 11 and Figure 12 is the structural representation that the present invention contains the most straight arch.
Figure 13 to Figure 19 is the present invention structural representation that hoop bar is arranged at diverse location in the case of containing the most straight arch Figure.
Figure 20 be the Flos Nelumbinis petal frequency in the present invention along structure hoop be eight frequency structural representations.
Figure 21 be the Flos Nelumbinis petal frequency in the present invention along structure hoop be 12 frequency structural representations.
Figure 22 be the Flos Nelumbinis petal frequency in the present invention along structure hoop be six frequencies and tiltedly arc time arch be provided with along outer ring The structural representation of twice.
Labelling in figure: 1 is oblique arc main arch, 2 is oblique arc time arch, and 3 is hoop bar, and 4 is the most straight arch, and 5 is seat rings Bar.
Detailed description of the invention
Below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, the present invention is described in detail.
In order to make the purpose of the present invention, technical scheme and advantage clearer, below in conjunction with drawings and Examples, right The technology of the present invention is further elaborated.Should be appreciated that specific embodiment described herein is only in order to explain this Bright, it is not used to limit invention.
As it is shown in figure 1, a kind of water lily shaped single-layer latticed shell, the curved surface of described latticed shell structure can be sphere, catenoid etc. Curved form, it includes the oblique arc main arch 1 arranged by Flos Nelumbinis petal shape, the oblique arc time arch 2 arranged along seat rings bar 5 with And radially arranged at least one ring is to bar 3, multiple Flos Nelumbinis petal design that described oblique arc main arch 1 is formed are by net shell curved surface etc. It is divided into some symmetrical regions, is connected with seat rings bar 5 respectively bottom the Flos Nelumbinis petal design that described oblique arc main arch 1 is formed, phase Adjacent sector region is connected with each other by oblique arc time arch 2, is provided with the most straight arch between the oblique arc main arch 1 constituting Flos Nelumbinis petal 4, described radial direction is directly encircleed 4 and is radially uniformly distributed for midpoint with latticed shell structure top center, and described some rings are used for bar 3 Retraining oblique arc main arch 1 and the most straight arch 4, the adjacent Flos Nelumbinis petal design making oblique arc main arch 1 be formed is connected with each other, when along footpath In time being disposed with multi-turn hoop bar 3, the wherein oblique arc main arch 1 edge intersection point of innermost circle hoop bar and adjacent Flos Nelumbinis petal design Place intersects, and described oblique arc main arch 1, oblique arc time arch 2, hoop bar 3, the most straight arch 4 and seat rings bar 5 collectively form completely Water lily shaped single-layer latticed shell stress system.
As shown in Figures 2 and 3, for water lily shaped single-layer lattice shell, for architectural effect, according to building actual demand, desirable Disappear and the most straight arch is set;As shown in FIG. 11 and 12, for structure stress, for reducing structural internal force peak value, it is possible to retain radially Straight arch.
As shown in Fig. 4-10 and Figure 13-19, for retraining the deformation of oblique arc main arch and the most straight arch and undertaking structure hoop Power, is disposed radially some rings to bar reinforcement structure cooperation, and also can be actual with structure stress demand according to building, Selection arrange a circle or two circle or more ring to bar, arranging position also can flexible transformation.
Such as Fig. 1, shown in 20 or 21, along structure hoop Flos Nelumbinis petal frequency also dependent on building demand select six frequencies, eight Frequently, 12 frequency equal frequency.
As shown in figure 22, described oblique arc time arch 2 selects to be provided with along outer ring twice as required, the oblique arc of twice time arch 2 gradually draw close to latticed shell structure top center.
Wherein, in described latticed shell structure, all rod node intersections are provided with purlin torr, and some purlin torr composition is used for holding Load roofing covers the supporting surface of material.
Water lily shaped single-layer latticed shell proposed by the invention, can change based on one or more structures above-mentioned, structure simultaneously Produce that various ways is similar, the water lily shaped single-layer latticed shell system of modern design.
The Force principle of the present invention and construction features:
Structure stress aspect, this structural system has obvious stressed shell feature.From overall stress, structural member and net Lattice are arranged along curved surface rule, and major part load is born by the axial force of net shell rod member, act as main stress characteristic with " thin film "; From local pressure, by the most straight arch, oblique arc main arch as the main stress system of structure in water lily shaped structure, from single lotus See that there is the most arcuately loading characteristic on flower petal, but because overall structure is the multidirectional overlap of Flos Nelumbinis petal, and the multiple tracks arranged Oblique arc in hoop tie element and sector time arch, the notable global configuration strengthened between the internal and each petal of Flos Nelumbinis petal, knot Structure total tune deforms, and cooperation presents obvious spatial behaviour.
Power stream transmission aspect, the transmission of this structural capacity stream is clearly, directly.Radial axle power removes the most directly arch, oblique arc Bearing arch axis line, outside bearing transmits, also can be shared transmission by the sector region of the past Flos Nelumbinis petal both sides of oblique arc time arch, reduce Bottom support bracket counter-force.Circumferential force is then undertaken by multi-turn hoop tie element.
Construction features aspect, this structural system has an obvious stressed shell feature, radially, hoop power transmission clearly, directly, High by force efficiency, rigidity is big, is conducive to reducing material usage;Structure is constituted by camber line rod member, and shape such as Flos Nelumbinis petal, structure is made Type is slim and graceful, novel and beautiful, has good aesthetic effect, and can increase and decrease rod member layout, structural configuration according to practical situation flexibly Flexible and changeable, show room, odeum, museum and other Aesthetic Function of building structure is had higher requirements large-scale public Building has wide applicability.
The foregoing is only presently preferred embodiments of the present invention, not in order to limit the present invention, all essences in the present invention Any amendment, equivalent and the improvement etc. made within god and principle, should be included within the scope of the present invention.

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1. water lily shaped single-layer latticed shell, it is characterised in that: include the oblique arc main arch (1) arranged by Flos Nelumbinis petal shape, institute State multiple Flos Nelumbinis petal design that oblique arc main arch (1) formed and net shell curved surface is divided into some symmetrical regions, described oblique arc It is connected formation overall structure respectively with seat rings bar (5) bottom the Flos Nelumbinis petal design that main arch (1) is formed.
Water lily shaped single-layer latticed shell the most according to claim 1, it is characterised in that: along seat rings bar (5) inner periphery cloth Being equipped with oblique arc time arch (2), the territory, adjacent sectors that the plurality of Flos Nelumbinis petal design is formed is interconnected mutually by oblique arc time arch (2) Connect.
Water lily shaped single-layer latticed shell the most according to claim 2, it is characterised in that: described oblique arc time arch (2) is along propping up Seat ring bar (5) is provided with multiple tracks, and the oblique arc of multiple tracks time arch (2) is gradually drawn close to latticed shell structure top center.
4. according to the water lily shaped single-layer latticed shell described in Claims 2 or 3, it is characterised in that: constituting the oblique of Flos Nelumbinis petal Being provided with the most straight arch (4) between arc main arch (1), described radial direction directly encircles (4) with latticed shell structure top center for midpoint in putting Penetrate shape to be uniformly distributed.
Water lily shaped single-layer latticed shell the most according to claim 4, it is characterised in that: at described seat rings bar (5) and net Between shell structure top center, radially arranged at least one ring is used for retraining oblique arc master to bar (3), described hoop bar (3) Arch (1) and the most straight arch (4), the adjacent Flos Nelumbinis petal design making oblique arc main arch (1) be formed is connected with each other, described oblique arc master Arch (1), oblique arc time arch (2), hoop bar (3), the most straight arch (4) and seat rings bar (5) collectively form complete water lily shaped Single-layer latticed shell stress system.
Water lily shaped single-layer latticed shell the most according to claim 5, it is characterised in that: there is multi-turn hoop when radially arranged During bar (3), wherein innermost circle hoop bar intersects with oblique arc main arch (1) the edge point of intersection of adjacent Flos Nelumbinis petal design.
Water lily shaped single-layer latticed shell the most according to claim 5, it is characterised in that: all bars in described latticed shell structure Part node intersection is provided with purlin torr, and some purlin torr constitute the supporting surface covering material for undertaking roofing.
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