Tensail
Tensail is a patent (pending) construction system, intended to cover spaces for small events up to sport stadiums. The entire system is a so-called tensegrity structure, defined as a self-stressed system of tension elements, and isolated compression elements. The developer of Tensail aims to eliminate inefficient tensile structures and unleash the technology’s full potential. Summum Engineering proceeded with the initial concept to establish a stable system through structural design changes and subsequent form-finding. A parametric model allows variations in the size and proportions of the system. Structural analysis was carried out in order to build the very first version.
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Team
Client
Tensail | Floris van Rijn, Arthaud Adriaenssens
Structural engineer
Summum Engineering | Diederik Veenendaal
Fabrication
De Markies | Hans Glaudemans
Location: Vlieland, Netherlands
Time: 2019
Status: Completed
Span: 10 m
Services: Parametric modelling, structural engineering