The membrane structure of Africa Kenya sports center membrane structure covers an area of 12,918 square meters, and it took 240 days to complete the construction. It has a beautiful appearance, a lot of usable space, and a combination of membrane materials and steel structure engineering. It is a typical tensile membrane structure.

Membrane structures can be roughly divided into framework type membrane structure, tension type membrane structure, inflatable membrane structure, combined membrane structure, etc. according to the structural force characteristics.

1. Skeleton membrane structure

After the roof skeleton is made of steel structure or laminated timber, the structural form of the membrane material is stretched above it, and the lower supporting structure has high stability. Because the roof shape is relatively simple, the openings are not easily restricted, and the economic benefits are high. Suitable for spaces of any size.

2. Tension membrane structure

It is composed of membrane materials, steel cables and pillars, and the steel cables and pillars are used to introduce tension into the membrane materials to achieve a stable form. In addition to practising creative, innovative and beautiful shapes, it is also the structural form that best demonstrates the spirit of membrane structure. In recent years, large-span spaces have often adopted the form of steel cables and compressed materials to form a steel cable net to support the upper membrane material. The construction accuracy is high, the structural performance is strong, and it has rich expressive power, so the cost is slightly higher than that of the skeleton membrane structure.

3. Inflatable membrane structure

The inflatable membrane structure is to fix the membrane material on the periphery of the roof structure. After the air supply system is used to increase the indoor air pressure to a certain pressure, the pressure difference between the inside and the outside of the roof is generated to resist external forces. The air pressure is used for support and steel cables are used as auxiliary materials. Without any beam or column support, more space can be obtained, construction is fast, and economic benefits are high, but it is necessary to maintain the air blower operation for 24 hours, and the cost of continuous operation and machine maintenance is higher.