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Tensile Membrane Structures

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  • Prepared by the Tensile Membrane Structures Standards Committee of the Codes and Standards Activities Division of the Structural Engineering Institute of ASCE

    Standard ASCE/SEI 55-16 provides minimum criteria for the analysis, design, and performance of membrane-covered cable and rigid member structures, collectively known as tensile member structures. The standard is applicable to both permanent and temporary structures. The requirements of this standard apply whether the tensile membrane structure is independent of or attached to another structure. ASCE 55-16 updates the previous edition and now includes both load resistance factor design (LRFD) and allowable stress design (ASD) load combinations. This new edition incorporates air-supported structures in addition to conventional tensile membrane structures and frame-covered membrane structures, all in a single standard.

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Front Matter
i–xi
    Chapter 1 General
    1–3
    Chapter 2 Membrane Materials
    5–6
    Chapter 3 Connections
    7–7
    Chapter 4 Design
    9–11
    Chapter 5 Fabrication and Erection
    13–13
    Chapter 6 Special Provisions for Air-Supported Structures
    15–16
    Appendix A Area Limits and Structure Classifications
    17–21
    Appendix B A Procedure for Determining Modulus of Elasticity
    23–25
    Commentary
    27–27
    Chapter C1 General
    29–31
    Chapter C2 Membrane Materials
    33–34
    Chapter C3 Connections
    35–35
    Chapter C4 Design
    37–39
    Chapter C5 Fabrication and Erection
    41–41
    Chapter C6 Special Provisions for Air-Supported Structures
    43–45
    Appendix CA Special Provisions
    47–47
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    Index
    49–50
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