Connections - Tensile Fabric Structures: Design, Analysis, and Construction - page 106

Figure 7-1
Stan d ard Lap Se a m
Fabric to fabric connections may be made in the field when the size of shop fabri c
assemblies must be reduced to accommodate limits on the size of panel that can be
maneuvered within the fabrication shop, shipped, or handled during erection.
Depending on the logistics of erection, field seams may be made either on the ground
or in place atop the roof's supporting structure. Roped fabric edges secured between
clamp plates are used most often, and may be aligned with ridge or valley cable
locations (Figure 7-2). Other, typically smaller roofs utilize lacing or other simple
joining mechanisms between panels. Where the field joint is made in place and
substantial tension must be applied in order to draw the fabric joint together, wider
base plates may be substituted for conventional clamp bars so that come-alongs can
be attached to draw the fabric together (Figure 7-3).
Fi g u re 7- 2
Field Splice