1.1 Scope of CEN/TS 19102
(1) This document applies to the design of buildings and structural works,
made of structural membrane material. It provides guidance for
the design of tensioned membrane structures, either mechanically or
pneumatically tensioned at a defined prestress level.
NOTE 1 Membrane materials comprise structural fabrics, coated structural
fabrics and foils.
NOTE 2 For elements of tensile surface structures
not governed by this Technical Specification (for example made of steel,
aluminium, wood or other structural materials), see relevant Eurocode
parts.
(2) This document is concerned with the requirements for resistance,
serviceability and durability of tensioned membrane structures,
as given in EN 1990.
NOTE 1 The safety criteria follow EN 1990 and will consider specific
limit states for tensioned membrane
structures.
NOTE 2 Specific requirements concerning seismic design are not considered.
(3) Design and verification in this document is based on limit state design
in conjunction with the partial factor method.
NOTE Special attention goes to the action of prestress, snow, wind and rain action on
membrane structures and the combined effect of wind
and rain or snow.
(4) This document covers analysis methodologies appropriate for
tensioned
membrane structures, from analytical to full numerical
simulation methods.
(5) This document considers connections between membrane
materials and between membrane materials and others.
(6) This document is applicable for hybrid membrane structures
integrating different kinds of load bearing behaviour (tension, compression,
bending, inflation…), in a way that the structural membrane shares
loadbearing capacity with other structural elements made of different
materials.
NOTE The term ‘hybrid structure’ refers to this combined structural behaviour
or use of materials.