The goal of this work is for students to gain awareness of new sustainable infrastructure through the build of a light-weight and compliant tensegrity structure as a bicycle parking canopy. Currently, there is only a sheltered bicycle parking at Chem Life Sciences on the University of Illinois campus with another canopy planned near Flagg Hall. Both these locations are south of Green St. and far from the Engineering Quad. Sheltered bicycle parking would encourage more commuters to chooseto ride to work instead of riding if their bicycle is protected from precipitation and corrosion. Bicycle parking canopies are cantilever structures subjected to primarily rain, snow, and wind loads. An example of an adaptive system is a tensegrity structure, composed of bars and cables that are
held in a state of self-stress. Aluminum is a light-weight material that can easily be formed for bar elements of a large-scale structure. The structural drawings have been submitted to Jim Pawlikowski, licensed professional engineer in the state of Illinois for approval. The funds requested reflect the needs beyond the gracious seed funding from iSEE Campus as a Living Lab for the assembly and erection of the aluminum bike parking canopy.

This proposal directly funds:
● Aluminum 6061 6" HSS, 10 ft length: $10,560.00
● Aluminum 12" square base plate: $211.84
● Concrete anchors: $49.92
● F&S hourly for help w/ final install: $1,178.24