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Indoor badminton courts

  • 1.  Indoor badminton courts

    Posted 06-26-2018 10:46 AM
    Edited by Tirza Austin 06-26-2018 10:45 AM
    Is there any other alternative methods of building a indoor structure other than steel trusses. Also during hot climates the temperature inside the court is extremely tense, what kinds of roof can be used to maintain a pleasant temperature? And can any earth materials be used to construct an indoor court for economy purposes?

    Thanks in advance to all ASCE members.


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    Praveen Anand S.M.ASCE
    Chennai TN
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  • 2.  RE: Indoor badminton courts

    Posted 06-27-2018 06:06 PM
    Edited by Tirza Austin 06-27-2018 06:06 PM
    We've used a metal building for indoor tennis courts, I would imagine the same could be done for badminton courts. The metal building is a proprietary design (think Butler buildings or similar), and the EOR typically designs the foundations, details the building, and designs the bleacher mezzanine (if needed).

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    Stephanie Slocum P.E., M.ASCE
    Associate Principal
    Hope Furrer Assoc Inc
    State College PA
    (814)933-6308
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  • 3.  RE: Indoor badminton courts

    Posted 07-02-2018 05:23 PM
    Edited by Tirza Austin 07-02-2018 05:23 PM
    What is EOR? 

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    Praveen Anand S.M.ASCE
    Chennai TN
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  • 4.  RE: Indoor badminton courts

    Posted 07-03-2018 11:27 AM
    Edited by Tirza Austin 07-03-2018 11:27 AM
    EOR is engineer of record.

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    Stephanie Slocum P.E., M.ASCE
    Associate Principal
    Hope Furrer Assoc Inc
    State College PA
    (814)933-6308
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  • 5.  RE: Indoor badminton courts

    Posted 06-28-2018 09:54 AM
    Edited by Tirza Austin 06-28-2018 09:53 AM
    ​For the first part of your question you could consider metal plate connected wood trusses as alternative. There is a badminton design guide available at https://www.sportengland.org/media/4169/badminton-design-guide-dec-2011.pdf which lists minimum dimensions per court as 9.1m x 17.4m. You could use 10m x 18m and run the trusses in the 10m direction with 18m truss girders over three bearings. This would give columns at the backs of the court and along the net line. These spans are well within the capabilities of wood trusses.

    As for the second part of your question you could investigate either a light colored, reflective metal roofing or a vegetative roof system. With proper ventilation the metal shouldn't gain as much heat from the sun and be relatively low cost, easy maintenance. A vegetative roof should be cooler but will be much heavier, more expensive to install, and be more difficult to maintain. The green roof would satisfy your earth materials question but protecting the building structure from the earth covering is where the expense is incurred.



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    Shaun Merrill A.M.ASCE
    Design Engineer
    Wyoming MI
    (616)430-1178
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  • 6.  RE: Indoor badminton courts

    Posted 06-28-2018 11:02 AM
    Edited by Tirza Austin 06-28-2018 11:01 AM
    I am approaching your question in a slightly different manner.  You are looking for an environmental cover that is clear span with significant head room.  You can do this using tension membrane structures (framed structures as well as air supported buildings) as well as metal buildings economically. The key to economical design is to keep self weight and hanging loads to a minimum, especially at the middle of the roof.

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    David Thompson P.E., M.ASCE
    Principal
    KTA Structural Engineers Ltd.
    Calgary AB
    (403) 246-8827
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  • 7.  RE: Indoor badminton courts

    Posted 07-02-2018 12:36 PM
    Edited by Tirza Austin 07-02-2018 12:36 PM
    A reinforced concrete dome structure would be ideal for indoor badminton court. Using current construction methods, an inflated form is used to provide an insulated concrete structure with the thermal mass of concrete and the strength of a shell structure. There are highly skilled crews that travel around the world to build these dome structures. They are economical and very comfortable in warm climates.

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    Theodore Smulski P.E., M.ASCE
    Senior Structural Engineer
    DEDC
    Wilmington DE
    (302) 738-7172
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  • 8.  RE: Indoor badminton courts

    Posted 07-05-2018 10:38 AM
    Edited by Tirza Austin 07-05-2018 10:38 AM
    Really? Can you attach a picture of those concrete indoor courts? Your above message was really helpful. Thank you a lot!

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    Praveen Anand S.M.ASCE
    Chennai TN
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  • 9.  RE: Indoor badminton courts

    Posted 07-11-2018 10:14 AM
    Edited by Tirza Austin 07-11-2018 10:13 AM
    This dome was recently completed.  It is a high school gymnasium with basketball court.  The base of the dome is 46 m diameter.  This size would hold four badminton courts.  If you are considering a single badminton court with spectator seating, you might consider a smaller dome with a diameter of around 23 m.
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    Theodore Smulski P.E., M.ASCE
    Senior Structural Engineer
    DEDC
    Wilmington DE
    (302) 738-7172
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  • 10.  RE: Indoor badminton courts

    Posted 07-05-2018 10:41 AM
    Edited by Tirza Austin 07-05-2018 10:41 AM
    Hi. I was thrilled to install a badminton court in a 36'x50' Louden/gambrel barn I owned for many years in NH.  I built a climbing wall on one of the 26' tall end walls.  The shape suited the trajectory of all but the most celestial of lob shots.  Perhaps 24,000 versions of this remarkably efficient, site-built, lumber frames were built as dairy barns during the first-half of the 20th century.

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    Robert Brungraber Ph.D., P.E., M.ASCE
    Principal
    Delran NJ
    (603) 381-3810
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