Analysis of load bearing structure of selected hall buildings

Abstract

In this paper the issues associated with correct design of hall buildings has been presented. Large span roof structures require a particularly careful approach to design issues. In this paper examples of two building hall were presented. In the first example, the construction disaster occurred, while in the second of presented buildings due to the changes introduced while construction has been protected against such disaster. The first of the analyzed cause concerns storage hall, whose roof structure has been destroyed due to heavy rainfall. The main cause of this disaster was the malfunction of vacuum roof drainage system compounded by a number of design errors. Mentioned errors were not eliminated, during construction, despite the additional investor supervision, which was independent of parties involved in a construction process. The second case concerns the structure of a sports hall, which was built next to the existing school. Under construction of the hall building, the contractor and the supervision inspector, in conjunction with the designer, introduced a number of modifications of the structure to prevent the disaster. These modifications were a direct result of errors at the design stage, which were eliminated under the construction works. Based on analyzed cases, the scope of diagnostics, which should be performed during the operation of hall buildings with large roof areas, was determined.