Construction of a Large Composite Gridshell Structure: A Lightweight Structure Made with Pultruded Glass Fibre Reinforced Polymer Tubes. Issue 2 (1st May 2016)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: du Peloux, Lionel; Tayeb, Frédéric; Baverel, Olivier; Caron, Jean-François
• Is Part Of: Structural engineering international. Volume 26:Issue 2(2016)
• Page Start: 160
• Page End: 167
• Publication Date: 2016-05-01
• Subjects: gridshell -- composite -- glass fibre reinforced polymer -- freeform -- double curvature -- large span; Structural engineering -- Periodicals; 624.1
• DOI: 10.2749/101686616X14555428758885
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1016-8664

Abstract

Abstract: The Ephemeral Cathedral of Créteil at Paris, France, is a gridshell structure made of composite materials. Built in 2013, this 350 m 2 religious edifice is a temporary church meant to gather the parishioners during the two year renovation of their permanent cathedral. This large-scale prototype represents a first in the building industry which still shows excessive apprehension for the use of non-traditional materials such as composites, especially when it comes to structural applications.