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Filigree steel‐chassis with futuristic plastic cladding roofs sports hall Friedrich‐Ebert‐school in Pfungstadt The new sports hall of Friedrich‐Ebert‐school in Pfungstadt is a freestanding solitaire in a heterogeneous industrial area. The steel‐chassis of the roof structure with its futuristic white plastic cladding is an outstanding design element of the building. This article describes the structural design of the roof structure. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Abstract: Gateway to the Spessart – Replacement of the transfer of the state road 2312 in the course of the construction of the federal highway A3. The Federal Highway A3 is one of the most important federal motorways in Germany. Due to the high traffic load, the Federal Highway A3 between Aschaffenburg and the Biebelried motorway junction will be expanded to six lanes. Selected bridges in the section receive a special design with recognition value. This includes the transfer of the state road 2312, the so‐called Monobogen. This single arch creates a gateway to the Spessart. As part of the six‐lane expansion of the Federal Highway A3, the relocation of the Federal Highway A3 and the state road 2312 will require a new intersection. The conception of the new bridge should take into account in particular the oblique crossing situation. A structure was designed that counteracts the skewness in its statics and view. The diagonally over the superstructure exciting Monobogen with bilateral cable suspensions crosses at almost right angles the underpassed federal highway. The regularly arranged cable suspensions allow a very slim designed bridge deck, which unfolds its effect regardless of the viewing angle. Due to its almost right‐angled orientation to the federal highway, the arch is unadulterated in its true arched form. The shape of the rope overstretch is characterized by static aspects of the architecturally designed, crossed trailer view. For the architecturally designed structure, fully closed ropes were chosen, as their outer diameter and the geometry of the anchorages compared to stranded cables are better suited to the proportions of the filigree bridge. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Thinking by modelling - Comprehensible models as a central instrument in the work of Frei Otto. The innovative architect, engineer and researcher Frei Otto (1925-2015) is considered to be one of the world's most renowned structural designer of the second half of the 20th century. A lot has already been said and written about him. His activity oscillated in the interplay between searching and finding, between constructing and understanding, between modeling and analyzing, between design development and nature exploration. The sometimes expressed assertion that he had copied his innovative constructions of nature, is as superficial as inaccurate. The essential tool of his work was, rather, the built, the comprehensible physical scale model. About 200 filigree pieces of his work and research equipment was shown at the Karlsruhe Center for Art and Media (ZKM) until March 12th, 2017. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Unserem akademischen Lehrer und Vorbild Herrn Prof. Dr.-Ing. Kurt Schäfer zum 80. Geburtstag gewidmet Der Neubau von drei Überdachungsbauwerken ist Teil der Baumaßnahme ZOB (Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof) Pforzheim. Den Überdachungsbauwerken als funktional notwendige und gleichzeitig gestalterisch prägende Elemente kommt eine maßgebliche Bedeutung für die Gesamtbaumaßnahme zu. Erscheinungsbild und Form der sehr filigranen, mit einer weißen Verkleidung versehenen Überdachungsbauwerke in Stahlbauweise sind abgestimmt auf verkehrsplanerische, städtebauliche und funktionale Randbedingungen. Der Beitrag beschreibt den Tragwerksentwurf für die Überdachungsbauwerke sowie deren Tragverhalten. Umbrella roofs of ZOB Pforzheim: Structural design of geometrically sophisticated emblematical steel structures. Three new roofs are part of the project central bus station Pforzheim. Functional necessary and in terms of design striking the roofs have significant relevance for the entire area. Appearance and form of the extremely filigree steel roofs, covered with a white cladding, have been adjusted to transportation, urban as well as architectural planning aspects. This article describes the structural design process for the roof structures as well as their structural behaviour. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]