Structural Membranes: International Conference on Textile Composites and Inflatable Structures: Recent submissions

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    • Lightweight photovoltaics 

      Ferwagner, Thomas (2011)
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      Lightweight structures and Photovoltaic are two elements in the building industry with hardly any relations to each other. Beside the rigid silicon based panels a new generation of thin and flexible panels will be ready ...

    • Experimental manufacture of a pneumatic cushion made of etfe foils and OPV cells 

      Zanelli, Alessandra; Monticelli, Carol; Becarelli, Paolo; Ibrahim, Hend Mohamed (2011)
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      This paper presents the preliminary activity from which the fabrication of a new kind of ETFE foil fully integrated with a Smart, Organic, Flexible and Translucent Photovoltaic building component (named SOFT-PV) begins. A ...

    • Using mobile devices in textile architecture design (iPad/iPhone) 

      Sánchez, Javier (2011)
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      The aim of this article is to explore the use of Mobile devices in the textile architecture field. Some Apps for iPad/iPhone/Android exist that cover general architecture aspects such as design, sketching, rawing, CAD ...

    • Shade design in spain: how to protect against heat and UV-radiation 

      Pöppinghaus, Hubertus (2011)
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      Shade design is a new discipline that was originally developed in Australia and New Zealand, where high rates of skin cancer have been a key factor driving innovation. It combines climatic comfort under shading structures ...

    • Tensegrity ring for a sports arena formfinding & testing 

      Peña, Diana; Llorens Duran, Josep Ignasi de; Sastre Sastre, Ramon; Crespo Artiaga, Daniel; Martínez, Joshua (2011)
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      The current prototype’s key contribution to the field of light-weight structures is that it is the first time that a pure tensegrity ring has been used in place of a compression ring. This design features a cladding ...

    • The design and application of lanterns in tent structures 

      Oliva-Salinas, Juan G.; Valdez-Olmedo, Eric (2011)
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      This work describes the design and construction of lanterns and their application in tent structures by looking at four projects in chronological order that have been developed by the Structures Laboratory of the Faculty ...

    • Recent applications of fabric structures in Venezuela 

      León, Jaime A.; Hernández, Carlos H. (2011)
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      The paper presents some examples of fabric structures designed and built by the company Grupo Estran in Venezuela, describing the different phases within the design method: from the first draft and the use of specialized ...

    • Shear and bending stiffnesses of orthotropic inflatable tubes 

      Thomas, J-C. (2011)
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      This work concerns the behavior of inflatable beams subjected to bending loads. Some authors have worked on this subject and strength of materials theories have been written. In this paper, we first propose to calculate ...

    • Preliminary investigation to Tensairity arches 

      Roekens, Jan; Mollaert, Marijke; De Laêt, Lars; Luchsinger, Rolf (2011)
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      This paper investigates the load bearing behavior of Tensairity arches. The main goal of the research is to get a basic understanding of Tensairity arches and their feasibility. It analyzes the influence of the width/height ...

    • Simulation of inflatable structures: two proposals of dynamic relaxation methods usable with any type of membrane elements and any reversible behavior 

      Rodríguez, J.; Rio, G.; Cadou, J.M.; Troufflard, J. (2011)
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      This work deals with the numerical study of inflatable fabric structures. As implicit integration schemes can lead to numerical difficulties, such as singular stiffness matrices, explicit schemes are preferred. Since the ...

    • Design tools for inflatable structures 

      Maffei, Roberto; Luchsinger, Rolf H.; Zanelli, Alessandra (2011)
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      This paper shows different tools and approaches that can be useful for the definition of the design of pneumatic structures. Some of these tools have been applied for the design of a Tensairity® hull.

    • Shear deformations in inflated cylindrical beams: an old model revisited 

      Ligarò, Salvatore S.; Barsotti, Riccardo (2011)
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      The paper considers the effects of the shear deformations on the loaddisplacement response of pressurized thin-walled cylindrical beams of circular shape, subject to lateral loads. In order to schematize the nonlinear ...