267 X Nemetschek Structural User Contest 2013 - Category 4: Special Projects Category 4: Special Projects 4 Short description │Restoration Study Roof Trusses Cinema Roma This project concerns a structural restoration study of the roof trusses of cinema theatre ‘Roma’ (1928) in Antwerp, Belgium. This extract is derived from a student report which was prepared for the course ‘Stability of structures 3: finite elements’. A 3-dimensional computational structural analysis is carried out which allows for the verification of the current structural state. Moreover, in order to meet the current standards and comfort requirements of a modern cinema theatre, it is necessary to place additional loads on the historic structure. The study includes the determination of the symmetrical and asymmetrical load cases and the evaluation of efficiency under all load combinations. The complete analysis is carried out according to current European standards: Eurocodes EN1990, EN1991 and EN1993. Vrije Universiteit Brussel Contact Johan Blom Address Pleinlaan 2 1050 Brussel, Belgium Phone +32 2 629 29 55 Email [email protected] Website www.vub.ac.be Vrije Universiteit Brussel is a dynamic and modern university with two parkland campuses in the Brussels Capital Region. We offer a quality education to more than 11,000 students. Thanks to the expertise of more than 150 research teams and its strategic location, VUB is your ideal partner for prestigious research and education with an outlook on Europe and the world. In the Architectural Engineering (ARCH) department, the research is focused on “the use of engineering tools to create architecture”. This approach is applied in three topics that ask for interdisciplinary studies: the design of lightweight structures, the issue of re-use, and the incorporation of 4D design. Within the Re-Use group, the main objective is to reconcile the authenticity of the architectural heritage with the modern standards that require more comfort and safety. Project information Owner Maurice De Busser Architect Alfons Pauwels Location Borgerhout, Antwerpen, Belgium Construction Period 11/1927 to 11/1928
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