Advantages of Tensile Structures

Advantages of Tensile Structures
1. Infinite Design Flexibility:

Engineers, architects, and designers experience infinite design flexibility through its delicate materials, lightweight characteristics, and exciting three-dimensional options. It can be customized for any structure and brings richness and uniqueness to the space.

However, if you intend to make the space look imaginative and attractive, engineers can use tensile fabric structures and some other components to achieve that. It provides a range of unique dynamic options and produces distinctive effects. Therefore, with its flexible nature, engineers can create unique and iconic structures. 

2. Long Span Coverage:

If you plan to choose the best roofing material for long spans, then tensile structures are your best bet. Tensile structures are used to cover large space areas with minimal support. Hence, people tend to spend time in covered public places, airports, playgrounds, etc. 

3. Solar Properties: 

Due to the hot weather in summers and normal sunlight throughout the seasons, people need roofs on top, especially in public places. Therefore, when these tensile structures are installed outdoors, they can reduce heat and keep the area cool due to multiple layers of tensile structures. 

4. Translucent:

Tensile structures have translucent properties, thus providing ample natural daylight below. This offers a comfortable space for people in public areas and other remote locations. However, artificial light can be infused into the space during nighttime. 

5. Faster Installation: 

Tensile structures can be installed as roofs for semi-permanent to permanent types of installations. However, installing roofs using tensile structures is considered faster and more cost-effective. You only need professional contractors and proper construction methods to install tensile structures. While it's considered not suitable for temporary purposes, you can use it as an alternative to mortar structures.

6. Low Maintenance Costs:

Tensile structures are renowned for their low maintenance costs due to a variety of coating materials. You can use structures with protective acrylic resin or glass fiber woven membranes with PTFE-coated tensile structures, or structures with PVDF face-coated membranes on PVC membranes. Additionally, although they can cover vast spaces, roofs using tensile materials are known to require minimal maintenance compared to buildings.

7. Cost-Effectiveness: 

It has been proven that tensile structures are very cost-effective, suitable for large span applications. Due to the lightweight nature of the membranes, you can install roofs and achieve the possibility of column-free spaces. Moreover, it is well known that the steel support required for tensile structure roofs is less than the materials required for traditional buildings. This results in reduced project costs, making it a cost-effective choice. 

8. Durability: 

Tensile structures are renowned for their high durability, and if proper maintenance is carried out annually, the lifespan of the building will be longer. The design of these materials allows them to withstand harsh weather conditions ranging from -40°C to +70°C. However, the minimum service life of these structures is approximately 25 years. 

Furthermore, if you're looking for suitable and high-quality tensile roof structures, please contact HBK Construction.