Cable Truss Roof?

[rooty79]

How does a bicycle wheel roof (radial cable truss) work? How can I calculate the forces in the compression ring, tension ring and cables? Are there any quick ways to produce a scheme stage design of such a roof?

 

[ishvaaag]

Take a look at

Section 27 Suspension Roofs
I. Paul Lew, Thomas Z. Scarangello

in

Structural Engineering Handbook
Fourth Ed. Gaylord, Gaylord, Stallmeyer
McGraw Hill 1997

After that, you may dump the whole thing to an able FEM package, that can be even better.