Delhi International Airport marks MakMax and Taiyo Membrane India's third major airport with a tensile membrane roof, following Mumbai and Hyderabad International Airports.
Taiyo Membrane India was awarded the contract to supply the tenisile membrane structure over the departures area of the terminal in November of 2008. Since then the 18 PTFE glass fibre fabric panels have been manufactured and installed amounting to more that 14,000 sqm of fabric. These barrel vault panels sit upon more than 6,000 tones of structural steelwork.
Many design and safety elements were considered when engineering this large canopy. Due to the location of the structure special considerations including large sliding expansion joints in steel to allow for seismic activity, thermal movement and extreme wind conditions. Delhi International Airport also boasts a syphonic drainage system installed into the structural steel work. This allows for the massive quantities of water that is dumped on the area during a monsoon to be quickly and efficiently removed minimising the stress on the fabric and likelihood of ponding. All steelwork involved is also coated in a fire retardant known as Intumescent painting. PTFE glass fibre fabric is used here to minimise the use of synthetic lighting, allowing natural light to pass through the canopy.
Taiyo Membrane India looks forward to the iminent completion of Delhi Internaitional Airport departures with two smaller projects also under way at this site.
Posted on 12th Jul 2010
Delhi International Airport Nears Completion
