Textile Composites and Inflatable Structures II

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Oñate, Eugenio (Editor), Kröplin, Bernard (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands, 2008.
• Series: Computational Methods in Applied Sciences, 8
• Subjects: Materials science.; Structural mechanics.; Buildings > Design and construction.; Building.; Construction.; Engineering, Architectural.; Materials Science.; Materials Science, general.; Structural Mechanics.; Building Construction.

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...

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.