Sunny Bay MTR Station, Steel Truss Structure and Detail (Draft table of Contents)

Assignment No.2 Building Technology: Thematic Study

Steel Truss Structure and Detail

Draft table of Contents – Sunny Bay MTR Station

How the application of steel structure and details
are considered?

1. Character of Steel Truss Structure (Advantage and Disadvantage)

•  Perspective on flexibility, strength &
  stability, standardization and Artistic performance

2. Steel truss structure, Member

• General application of structure system (example of truss system)
• Perspective on: 2D Steel truss structure (Pratt, Howe and Warren)  3D Steel truss structure (Space grid structure)
• Force distribution in tension and compression
• Failure in result (Buckling)

3. Steel truss structure, Node

• Configuration of rigid, semi rigid and pin joint
• Perspective on node system in steel truss structure
• Force distribution (Torsion, moment, Normal force and shear force)
• Failure in result

4. Case study

• (Oversea example) Airport Hamburg by Architekten von Gerkan, Marg and Partner
• (Local example) Hong Kong stadium (To be confirmed)
• Analyze the application in steel structure, member and node
• Perspective on force distribution

5. Conclusion on Sunny Bay MTR Station

• Analyze the application in steel structure, member
  and node
• Perspective on force distribution
• Similar or different from the cases above
• The Good or Bad comment on steel structure
  application
• Improvement