Master Thesis: Design of visitor shed using "Golden Fiber" Jute as tensile membrane

IMS, March 2012

Its a great experience full of excitement for us in IMS, March 2012 . At the beginning of our 3rd semester classes Imran bhai, Siva and me presented our group work. There were lectures from the representatives of  Cenotec, Mehler which were very inspiring. Then Harry taught us how to weld fabric. That's a great experience for me. We have also installed a tensile fabric in IMS campus. Then we visited Novum factory, it was a huge experience for me as we saw how fabrics are fabricated specially ETFE foils. In total I can say that my experience during this semester in Dessau was full of excitements.

I am presenting our assignment.

Fabric installation in progress. Designed by Prof. Off

Harry, teaching us welding medthods.

Heat wedge welding

Weld strength test

We, IMS 2011 batch

IMS, September 2011

We batch '11 at IMS

My visit to IMS in September 2011 was full of experiences. We visited Berlin, presented our projects, attended exams, lectures, enjoyed party. It started with the lost of my baggage in Istanbul, then it came after 3days later. We started our semester with Berlin tour, then in next day presentation of our projects were held. My presentation was well appreciated. After that day lecture series were held for 7days with exams, which was very exhausting for us. But after all I enjoyed every class specially James classes and pneumatic structure classes. Though days in IMS were very quick but i enjoyed it very much.

Prof. Off giving lecture before presentation.

Presentation of Jao

Presentation of Carla

Presentation of  Imran vai

My presentation.

 At work.

Napping after presentation

Lecture at classroom.

IMS, March 2011

Prof. Robert Off explaining a model.

In March 2011 at IMS institute for membrane & shell technologies, Dessau, Germany, we made a physical model for a given situation. Prof. Robert Off explained each model one by one about their problems and possibilities to improve them. It helped me a lot to clear my conception on membrane. The lab facilities are also good, every facilities are there to make a model. Prof. Off also showed us different parts of cable system, wire ropes which were used with membranes.

Students working at lab.

I am working with Aleksander.

My model.

My model from different angle.

Prof. Off explaining cable systems.

Parts cable system.

Keder profile.

Keder.

Me with friends.

Tensile tour, March 2011 part02

Wittenberg rail station, Germany

During our tensile tour that day after visiting UFO and Parking shade in Dessau, we went to Wittenberg a nearby town of Dessau, where we visited Wittenberg rail station. The tensile structure here was huge compared to others we just visited. It was huge in every aspect but connection details, corner plates attracted me because of their huge size. 

Then in the evening we went to Leipzig airport rail station. The tensile membrane structure here elegantly designed. I specially liked its beautifully designed rain water duct. The membrane was PTFE coated glass fibre. Among the tensile structures we visited that day, Leipzig airport rail station was my favorite. 

Detail: Column with rain water drainage. Wittenberg

Detail: Water drainage. Wittenberg

Cable connection detail. Wittenberg

Cable detail. Wittenberg

Here is some pictures of Leipzig airport.

Leipzig Airport Rail Staiton.

Water drainage. Leipzig airport

Febric with water channel. Leipzig airport

Cable connection. Leipzig airport

Support base. Leipzig airport

Me at Leipzig airport rail station.

Tensile tour, March 2011 part01

Professor Dr. Robert Off explaining on UFO 

During my first semester in IMS, we travelled nearby cities to visit tensile membrane structures. We traveled Wittenberg, Dessau, Leipzig. We started from Dessau, where we visited a tensile UFO landed on a shopping mall and a parking ramp shade. UFO and the parking shade are designed by our beloved professor Dr. Robert Off. Here are some pictures of that UFO.....

UFO

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Here is some pictures of the parking shade......

Parking shade.

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