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Span Systems, Inc. has over 30
years of broad international experience in the design, fabrication and
installation of advanced, tensioned fabric structures!
Architectural tensioned fabric structures are today's preferred choice
whenever a dramatic, unique architectural statement is called for. We at Span
Systems fluently speak the language of curvilinear, anti-clastic surface
geometries. Whether the initial concept is developed in-house or provided by
the architect or owner, our expertise can turn any concept into a structurally
sound, economic reality. Our complete in-house responsibility from start to
finish results in a finished product that is outstanding in every sense of the
word. Span Systems provides complete design/build expertise for unique
tensioned fabric structures worldwide!
Our certified Structural Designs
meet building code requirements for snow, wind and seismic loads as well as
fire safety, energy conservation, etc. The wind behavior of large, unique roof
shapes and configurations is typically confirmed by advanced wind tunnel
analysis. Such analysis provides the greatest design accuracy and
efficiency.
Structural Analysis and Design is performed in-house using
state-of-the-art large deflection, non-linear finite element analysis, with
computer-aided form-finding and patterning of the fabric surfaces.
In addition to unique Fabric Structures of virtually any variation, Span
Systems, Inc. also offers SPANDOME® Roofs and Buildings.
Span Systems offers the proprietary SPANDOME system of pre-engineered fabric
structures with a difference!!
Most other modular fabric structure
systems use their arch supports in parallel rows; therefore, they are
expandable in one direction only, which means narrow "tunnel" shapes.
Spandomes, on the other hand, having arches placed diagonally, are expandable
on all sides by the addition of similar Spandome modules. Spandome roofs can
cover ground plans of any shape and size, have uniform eave height all around,
and transmit no loads to their vertical walls (which can be made of any
construction or even left out altogether). By utilizing the strength of all
materials fully and only in pure tension or compression, Spandomes are
approaching the very limits of material efficiency. This makes Spandomes the
most economical long-span buildings and roofs available today.
For additional information, click here to download our current brochure in PDF format.
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