Development of a Structural Design Program for Greenhouses

Abstract

This study explored the impact of greenhouse structure on loading The study is divided into three parts The first part is the formula for the calculation of wind load The main reference for the specification is the "Wind Resistance Design Specifications and Commentary of Buildings" published by the Ministry of the Interior which includes the discussion of wind pressure wind speed pressure and wind pressure coefficient The second part is the introduction of the program including the CAD program AD the finite element analysis program AB and Micro-SAP sub-programs: A1 A2 A3 and A4 steel structure design program steel and the greenhouse mesh generation program net completed by this study After inputting the size material and design load of the greenhouse into this program the output file can be structurally analyzed by a finite element program The third part is a sample discussion of several greenhouse structure analysis and design The research results and structural analysis programs were developed by the research team of Professor Shen-Haw Ju All of programs are open source and can be used freely by anyone or any organization

Date of Award	2018 Jul 30
Original language	English
Supervisor	Shen-Haw Ju (Supervisor)