Load-bearing structures

Specific functional requirements and / or architectural concepts are the reason for using plastics as a material for load-bearing members in structural engineering and for special appliances Types of plastics often used are:

• thermoplastics - HD-PE,
• textile - glass - reinforced plastics - GFP
• PVC - coated polyester fabrics

Typical constructions are:

• tanks used to store liquids dangerous to water and situated above ground and underground
• special appliances for incineration and sewerage plants
• membrane structures - air-supported structures
• large water slides

First principal stresses at the manhole nozzle of a flat - bottomed HD - PE tank as a result of hydrostatic pressure	First buckling mode of a GFP shell
Design model of a large water slide with slide members made from GFP	Lowerable steel membrane structure

We supply the following services:

• checking of statical calculations
• expert opinions on structural safety especially during proceedings to obtain national technical approval by the German Institute of Building Technology (DIBt), European technical approval or an individual approval from other authorities
• consultancy on design and construction

Contact

Dr. Jost Böttcher Dr.-Ing. LGA Prüfstatik Tillystraße 2 90431 Nuremberg Phone: +49 (0) 911 655-48 44 Fax:     +49 (0) 911 655-48 99 eMail: jost.boettcher@lga.de

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