Ebook: Textile Composites and Inflatable Structures
- Tags: Structural Mechanics, Computational Science and Engineering, Numerical and Computational Methods in Engineering, Building Construction HVAC Refrigeration
- Series: Computational Methods in Applied Sciences 3
- Year: 2005
- Publisher: Springer Netherlands
- Edition: 1
- Language: English
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This book collects state-of-the-art research and technology for design, analysis, construction and maintenance of textile and inflatable structures.
Textile composites and inflatable structures have become increasingly popular for a variety of applications in – among many other fields – civil engineering, architecture and aerospace engineering. Typical examples include membrane roofs and covers, sails, inflatable buildings and pavilions, airships, inflatable furniture, airspace structures etc.
The book contains 18 invited contributions written by distinguished authors who participated in the International Conference on Textile Composites and Inflated Structures held in Barcelona from June 30th to July 2nd, 2003. The meeting was one of the Thematic Conferences of the European Community on Computational Methods in Applied Sciences (ECCOMAS).
The different chapters discuss recent progress and future research directions in membrane and inflatable structures built with new textile composite materials. Approximately half of the book focuses on describing innovative numerical methods for structural analysis of such structures, such as new nonlinear membrane and shell finite elements. The rest of the chapters present advances in design, construction and maintenance procedures.
This book collects state-of-the-art research and technology for design, analysis, construction and maintenance of textile and inflatable structures.
Textile composites and inflatable structures have become increasingly popular for a variety of applications in – among many other fields – civil engineering, architecture and aerospace engineering. Typical examples include membrane roofs and covers, sails, inflatable buildings and pavilions, airships, inflatable furniture, airspace structures etc.
The book contains 18 invited contributions written by distinguished authors who participated in the International Conference on Textile Composites and Inflated Structures held in Barcelona from June 30th to July 2nd, 2003. The meeting was one of the Thematic Conferences of the European Community on Computational Methods in Applied Sciences (ECCOMAS).
The different chapters discuss recent progress and future research directions in membrane and inflatable structures built with new textile composite materials. Approximately half of the book focuses on describing innovative numerical methods for structural analysis of such structures, such as new nonlinear membrane and shell finite elements. The rest of the chapters present advances in design, construction and maintenance procedures.
This book collects state-of-the-art research and technology for design, analysis, construction and maintenance of textile and inflatable structures.
Textile composites and inflatable structures have become increasingly popular for a variety of applications in – among many other fields – civil engineering, architecture and aerospace engineering. Typical examples include membrane roofs and covers, sails, inflatable buildings and pavilions, airships, inflatable furniture, airspace structures etc.
The book contains 18 invited contributions written by distinguished authors who participated in the International Conference on Textile Composites and Inflated Structures held in Barcelona from June 30th to July 2nd, 2003. The meeting was one of the Thematic Conferences of the European Community on Computational Methods in Applied Sciences (ECCOMAS).
The different chapters discuss recent progress and future research directions in membrane and inflatable structures built with new textile composite materials. Approximately half of the book focuses on describing innovative numerical methods for structural analysis of such structures, such as new nonlinear membrane and shell finite elements. The rest of the chapters present advances in design, construction and maintenance procedures.
Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-vii
On the Design Process of Tensile Structures....Pages 1-16
Systems for Lightweight Structure Design: the State-of-the-Art and Current Developments....Pages 17-28
Recent Developments in the Analytical Design of Textile Membranes....Pages 29-45
Finite Element Analysis of Membrane Structures....Pages 47-68
Applications of a Rotation-Free Triangular Element for Finite Strain Analysis of Thin Shells and Membranes....Pages 69-88
FE Analysis of Membrane Systems Including Wrinkling and Coupling....Pages 89-108
Wrinkles in Square Membranes....Pages 109-122
F.E.M. for Prestressed Saint Venant-Kirchhoff Hyperelastic Membranes....Pages 123-142
Equilibrium Consistent Anisotropic Stress Fields in Membrane Design....Pages 143-151
Efficient Finite Element Modelling and Simulation of Gas and Fluid Supported Membrane and Shell Structures....Pages 153-172
Widespan Membrane Roof Structures: Design Assisted by Experimental Analysis....Pages 173-194
Fabric Membranes Cutting Pattern....Pages 195-212
Inflated Membrane Structures on the Ground, in the Air and in Space - A Classification....Pages 213-220
Post-Tensioned Modular Inflated Structures....Pages 221-239
Experiences in the Design Analysis and Construction of Low Pressure Inflatable Structures....Pages 241-257
Recent Advances in the Rigidization of Gossamer Structures....Pages 259-283
Form-Optimizing Processes in Biological Structures. Self-generating structures in nature based on pneumatics....Pages 285-303
Making Blobs with a Textile Mould....Pages 305-322
This book collects state-of-the-art research and technology for design, analysis, construction and maintenance of textile and inflatable structures.
Textile composites and inflatable structures have become increasingly popular for a variety of applications in – among many other fields – civil engineering, architecture and aerospace engineering. Typical examples include membrane roofs and covers, sails, inflatable buildings and pavilions, airships, inflatable furniture, airspace structures etc.
The book contains 18 invited contributions written by distinguished authors who participated in the International Conference on Textile Composites and Inflated Structures held in Barcelona from June 30th to July 2nd, 2003. The meeting was one of the Thematic Conferences of the European Community on Computational Methods in Applied Sciences (ECCOMAS).
The different chapters discuss recent progress and future research directions in membrane and inflatable structures built with new textile composite materials. Approximately half of the book focuses on describing innovative numerical methods for structural analysis of such structures, such as new nonlinear membrane and shell finite elements. The rest of the chapters present advances in design, construction and maintenance procedures.
Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-vii
On the Design Process of Tensile Structures....Pages 1-16
Systems for Lightweight Structure Design: the State-of-the-Art and Current Developments....Pages 17-28
Recent Developments in the Analytical Design of Textile Membranes....Pages 29-45
Finite Element Analysis of Membrane Structures....Pages 47-68
Applications of a Rotation-Free Triangular Element for Finite Strain Analysis of Thin Shells and Membranes....Pages 69-88
FE Analysis of Membrane Systems Including Wrinkling and Coupling....Pages 89-108
Wrinkles in Square Membranes....Pages 109-122
F.E.M. for Prestressed Saint Venant-Kirchhoff Hyperelastic Membranes....Pages 123-142
Equilibrium Consistent Anisotropic Stress Fields in Membrane Design....Pages 143-151
Efficient Finite Element Modelling and Simulation of Gas and Fluid Supported Membrane and Shell Structures....Pages 153-172
Widespan Membrane Roof Structures: Design Assisted by Experimental Analysis....Pages 173-194
Fabric Membranes Cutting Pattern....Pages 195-212
Inflated Membrane Structures on the Ground, in the Air and in Space - A Classification....Pages 213-220
Post-Tensioned Modular Inflated Structures....Pages 221-239
Experiences in the Design Analysis and Construction of Low Pressure Inflatable Structures....Pages 241-257
Recent Advances in the Rigidization of Gossamer Structures....Pages 259-283
Form-Optimizing Processes in Biological Structures. Self-generating structures in nature based on pneumatics....Pages 285-303
Making Blobs with a Textile Mould....Pages 305-322
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