Textile composites and inflatable structures II

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, airship...

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Other Authors: Oñate, E., Kröplin, Bern., SpringerLink (Online service), International Conference on Textile Composites and Inflatable Structures
Format: eBook
Language: English
Published: Dordrecht : Springer, ©2008.
Dordrecht : [2008]
Physical Description: 1 online resource (vii, 270 pages) : illustrations.
Series: Computational methods in applied sciences (Springer (Firm)) ; v. 8.
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Table of Contents:
  • Innovative Developments in Fiber Based Materials for Construction
  • Finite Element Simulation of the Mechanical Behaviour of Textile Composites at the Mesoscopic Scale of Individual Fibers
  • A Predictive Fabric Model for Membrane Structure Design
  • Modelling Fabric-Reinforced Membranes with the Discrete Element Method
  • Introducing Cutting Patterns in Form Finding and Structural Analysis
  • Kinematics in Tensioned Structures
  • Pneumatic Formwork for Irregular Curved Thin Shells
  • Static Analysis of Taut Structures
  • Analysis of Free Form Membranes Subject to Wind Using FSI
  • Membrane Structures Formed by Low Pressure Inflatable Tubes. New Analysis Methods and Recent Constructions
  • Nonlinear Finite Element Analysis of Inflatable Prefolded Membrane Structures under Hydrostatic Loading
  • Advanced Capabilities for the Simulation of Membrane and Inflatable Space Structures Using SAMCEF
  • Structural Air
  • Pneumatic Structures
  • Recent Developments in the Computational Modelling of Textile Membranes and Inflatable Structures.