Application of a hybrid Skelsion steel frame to an industrial building

espanolEste articulo describe una solucion estructural innovadora consistente en una estructura de tipo skelsion formada por porticos de acero pretensados. Consiste en una alternativa poco convencional en la arquitectura industrial y representa una solucion muy interesante tanto estructural como esteticamente, gracias a su esbeltez y ligereza, siendo a la vez una estructura competitiva a nivel economico. El diseno de la geometria de la estructura se llevo a cabo mediante un proceso iterativo considerando la interaccion entre los distintos elementos pretensados y la secuencia constructiva. El resultado dota de la rigidez necesaria a la estructura para resistir todas las fuerzas aplicadas, gracias al sistema de arriostramientos pretensados. Como resultado se consigue una estructura muy atractiva arquitectonicamente. EnglishThis article describes an innovative structural solution consisting of a “Skelsion” type structure formed of prestressed steel frames. It is an unconventional alternative in industrial architecture and represents a very interesting solution both structurally and aesthetically due to its slenderness and lightweight structure being also a rather competitive economic solution. The design of the structural geometry was carried out by an iterative process considering the interactions between the different prestressed elements as well as the construction sequence. The result provides the required stiffness to the structure to resist all the forces applied thanks to the prestressed bracing system. An aestethically interesting building is also achieved.