Abstract
Exhibition centre, as one of the modern exhibiting buildings, has been taken as a media for the advertising of products and the propagation of cultures, as well as the declaration of the spirit of cities and nations. In addition, an exhibition centre is also a place where the public congregate, enhancing the communication of different cultures.
This text reveals my preliminary design of an exhibition centre. The design could be divided into three parts: Architecture designing, Structure design and Foundation designing.
the designing of Architecture
In combination with the specific traits of exhibition centers, the designing of Architecture should be done in accord with the principles of function, economy, safety and good looking.
the designing of Structure
The designing of Structure is the most important part of this design. Flat space truss is used as the roof system of the exhibition centre. Space limited element analysis of the truss will be conducted by SAP2000, which is a professional software for Structure Engineering. The design of the section of the pipes and the size of the joints could be accomplished only after the element forces have been acquired. The supporting system of the truss will employ frame-bent structures. The designing work will help us in handling the designing of large-span steel structures.
the designing of Foundation
In this case, while under-post independent foundations are used for the columns of the frame-bent sreucture and the single-span portal frame, the frame columns are supported by strip foundations.
Key words Exhibition centre; Flat space truss; Frame-bent structure; Independent foundation; Strip foundation