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Rasmussen BMW Dealership - Portland, OR
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The Rasmussen BMW Dealership in Portland,
Oregon wanted an eye-catching tension structure
cover for the Service Department on the top
level of their parking structure. Eide
Industries, Inc. fabricated and installed the
100-foot by 150-foot tension structure, designed
by KPFF Architects, on a central mast with
1.75-inch stainless steel cabling to the
building.
To meet the local Building Department
engineering requirements of 80MPH wind loads and
25lbs per s/f snow loads, Eide used Ferrari 392
as the primary fabric cover, with corner and
edge reinforcements of RF sealed Ferrari 1502.
Aligned with the ridge cables, the 3-foot wide
“snow belts” of Ferrari 1502 were added giving
additional fabric supports for Portland’s
occasional snowfall. The “snow belts” were edged
with 4-inch 20,000 pound webbing tensioned with
load compatible ratchet buckles.
• The 5-pointed structure is supported on a
central mast with cabling to the building and
measures approximately 100-feet by 150-feet.
• The Building Department required engineering
80MPH wind load and 25-pound per s/f snow load.
• The primary fabric was Ferrari 392 with corner
and edge reinforcements of RF sealed, Ferrari
1502.
• Aligned with the ridge cables, 3-foot wide
“snow belts” of 1502 were added giving
additional fabric supports for occasional
snowfall.
• The ridge cable and edge cables were 1.75-inch
stainless steel.
• The “snow belts” were edged with 4-inch 20,000
pound webbing tensioned with load compatible
ratchet buckles. |
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