Vol. 22, No. 1, pp. 37-47 (2026)
EXPERIMENTAL STUDY ON STATIC PERFORMANCE OF
SINGLE-LAYER SADDLE-SHAPED CABLE NET STRUSTURES
Jie Qin 1, 3, Hao Zhang 2, Guo-Jun Sun 2, *, Yu Xue 2, De-Qing You 4 and Jin-Zhi Wu 2
1 University of Emergency Management, Langfang 065201, China
2 Beijing University of Technology, Beijing 100124, China
3 Hebei Key Laboratory of Civil Engineering Catastrophe Control and Disaster Emergency Response,
Langfang 065201, China
4 Beijing Building Construction Research Institute Co., Ltd., Beijing, 100039, China
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Received: 3 March 2025; Revised: 8 July 2025; Accepted: 18 July 2025
DOI:10.18057/IJASC.2026.22.1.4
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ABSTRACT
This study investigates the single-layer cable-net roof structure of the Xiatian Cultural Park Stadium by conducting a 1:10 scale model experiment to systematically examine the internal forces and deformations under various static loading conditions. The experiment incorporates full-span loading scenarios, and in conjunction with finite element simulations, analyzes and compares the force and deformation responses of the load-bearing cables, ring cables, diagonal cables, anti-wind cables, and back cables. The results demonstrate that, during loading, the cable forces and node displacements in all groups exhibit a linear relationship with the applied load. Among these, the ring cables sustain the highest internal forces, indicating their role as the primary load-bearing elements of the structure. Moreover, the finite element analysis results for static performance show close agreement with the experimental data, with discrepancies remaining within an acceptable range. This consistency verifies the accuracy of the numerical simulation method and confirms the reliability of the experimental results. The findings offer valuable reference data for the structural design and optimization of similar systems.
KEYWORDS
Single-layer cable structure, Cable net structure, Scaled model experiment, Static loading test, Mechanical performance
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