General Information

Figure 1 shows a freestanding steel bikeport.

The steel structure consists mainly of columns, curved knee braces, transverse (overhanging) beams, a tie truss without diagonals, purlins, and metal roofing sheets. All structural elements (except for the sheets) are made of circular hollow sections. The roof length l ≅ 17.5 m, the width w ≅ 3 m, and the column spacing s ≅ 4.5 m. The purlins overhang on both sides; the overhang o ≅ 2 m.

Purlins/Roof Vibration

Figure 2 shows the bikeport viewed from below.

The purlins are continuous over the whole roof length and have each a diameter of about 4 cm; that gives a main span to depth ratio of about 113. The sheets are connected to the purlins by sheet metal screws, while the purlins are connected to the transverse beams by welding, as shown in figure 3.

Figure 4 shows a schematic layout of the bikeport.

Video 1 shows the purlins/roof vibration during hand-induced excitation of location A; the vibration source location is marked by the red circle in the above shown layout.

In the yellow asterisk location (s/2), the purlin has a maximal amplitude of about 6 cm.