Structural Performance of Arched Space Trusses Using Date Palm Midribs for Light and Cost-Effective Construction in Egypt
Date palm midribs enjoy a long heritage among rural builders and craftsmen in Egypt for their abundance and low-cost. This familiarity encouraged previous studies to tackle the question of using date palm midribs in wide-span construction to provide simple, quick, cost efficient shaded structures. T...
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| author | Eman A. Darwish Yasser Mansour Hamed Elmously Amr Abdelrahman Ayman Moustafa |
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| description | Date palm midribs enjoy a long heritage among rural builders and craftsmen in Egypt for their abundance and low-cost. This familiarity encouraged previous studies to tackle the question of using date palm midribs in wide-span construction to provide simple, quick, cost efficient shaded structures. The design of tri-arched space truss was aimed to utilize date palm midribs in cost-efficient wide-span construction with minimal processing and maximum structural efficiency. However, the validated mechanical properties, the workability, the short-term and the long-term structural behaviors of the system are yet to be investigated. This paper investigates the structural behavior of a proposed tri-arched system using 1:3 scale specimens. The long-term environmental effects are also studied in one of the specimens. The specimens experienced high flexibility and gradual failure. A finite element model was created to predict the behavior of the specimens. The validated model was used to determine the structural behavior of the system with 12 m span. The system was found to be safe under the loads of wind and roofing. This paper is a part of a continuous process of validation that aims to utilize date palm midribs in contemporary wide-span construction to match the spirit of the youth in rural communities. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-f3614d1616aa44e1bb1d33b30dfdfe0a2023-11-20T02:44:44ZengMDPI AGBuildings2075-53092020-06-0110610610.3390/buildings10060106Structural Performance of Arched Space Trusses Using Date Palm Midribs for Light and Cost-Effective Construction in EgyptEman A. Darwish0Yasser Mansour1Hamed Elmously2Amr Abdelrahman3Ayman Moustafa4Department of Architecture, Faculty of Engineering, Ain Shams University, Cairo P.O.11517, EgyptDepartment of Architecture, Faculty of Engineering, Ain Shams University, Cairo P.O.11517, EgyptDepartment of Design and Production, Faculty of Engineering, Ain Shams University, Cairo P.O.11517, EgyptDepartment of Structural Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Ain Shams University, Cairo P.O.11517, EgyptDepartment of Structural Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Ain Shams University, Cairo P.O.11517, EgyptDate palm midribs enjoy a long heritage among rural builders and craftsmen in Egypt for their abundance and low-cost. This familiarity encouraged previous studies to tackle the question of using date palm midribs in wide-span construction to provide simple, quick, cost efficient shaded structures. The design of tri-arched space truss was aimed to utilize date palm midribs in cost-efficient wide-span construction with minimal processing and maximum structural efficiency. However, the validated mechanical properties, the workability, the short-term and the long-term structural behaviors of the system are yet to be investigated. This paper investigates the structural behavior of a proposed tri-arched system using 1:3 scale specimens. The long-term environmental effects are also studied in one of the specimens. The specimens experienced high flexibility and gradual failure. A finite element model was created to predict the behavior of the specimens. The validated model was used to determine the structural behavior of the system with 12 m span. The system was found to be safe under the loads of wind and roofing. This paper is a part of a continuous process of validation that aims to utilize date palm midribs in contemporary wide-span construction to match the spirit of the youth in rural communities.https://www.mdpi.com/2075-5309/10/6/106date palm midribswide-span constructionvernacular architectureagricultural residuesstructural analysisvalidation |
| spellingShingle | Eman A. Darwish Yasser Mansour Hamed Elmously Amr Abdelrahman Ayman Moustafa Structural Performance of Arched Space Trusses Using Date Palm Midribs for Light and Cost-Effective Construction in Egypt Buildings date palm midribs wide-span construction vernacular architecture agricultural residues structural analysis validation |
| title | Structural Performance of Arched Space Trusses Using Date Palm Midribs for Light and Cost-Effective Construction in Egypt |
| title_full | Structural Performance of Arched Space Trusses Using Date Palm Midribs for Light and Cost-Effective Construction in Egypt |
| title_fullStr | Structural Performance of Arched Space Trusses Using Date Palm Midribs for Light and Cost-Effective Construction in Egypt |
| title_full_unstemmed | Structural Performance of Arched Space Trusses Using Date Palm Midribs for Light and Cost-Effective Construction in Egypt |
| title_short | Structural Performance of Arched Space Trusses Using Date Palm Midribs for Light and Cost-Effective Construction in Egypt |
| title_sort | structural performance of arched space trusses using date palm midribs for light and cost effective construction in egypt |
| topic | date palm midribs wide-span construction vernacular architecture agricultural residues structural analysis validation |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2075-5309/10/6/106 |
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