Textile Composites and Inflatable Structures

By Eugenio Oñate

Book Overview

Preface On the Design Process of Tensile Structures; R Wagner Systems for Lightweight Structure Design: the State-of-the-Art and Current Developments; E. Moncrieff Recent Developments in the Analytical Design of Textile Membranes; L. Gr?ndig, D. Str?bel and P. Singer Finite Element Analysis of Membrane Structures; R.L. Taylor, E. O?ate and P.A. Ubach Applications of a Rotation-Free Triangular Element for Finite Strain Analysis of Thin Shells and Membranes; F. Flores and E. O?ate FE Analysis of Membrane Systems Including Wrinkling and Coupling; R. Rossi, V. Renato and E. O?ate Wrinkles in Square Membranes; Y.W. Wong and S. Pellegrino FEM for Prestressed Saint Venant-Kirchhoff Hyperelastic Membranes; A. J. Gil Equilibrium Consistent Anisotropic Stress Fields in Membrane Design; K.-U. Bletzinger, R. W?chner and F. Daoud Efficient Finite Element Modelling and Simulation of Gas and Fluid Supported Membrane and Shell Structures; T. Rumpel, K. Schweizerhof and M. Ha ler Widespan Membrane Roof Structures: Design Assisted by Experimental Analysis; M. Majowiecki Fabric Membranes Cutting Pattern; B. Maurin and R. Motro Inflated Membrane Stuctures on the Ground in the Air and in Space - A Classfication; B. Kr?plin Post-Tensioned Modular Inflated Structures; R. Tarczewski Experiences in the Design Analysis and Construction of Low Pressure Inflatable Structures; J. Marcipar, E. O?ate and J. Miquel Canet Recent Advances in the Rigidization of Gossamer Structures; B. Defoort, V. Peypoudat, M.C. Bernasconi, K. Chuda and X. Coqueret Form-Optimizing Processes in Biological Structures. Self-generating structures in nature based on pneumatics; E. Stach Making Blobs with a Textile Mould; A.C.D. Pronk and R. Houtman

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9048168341
• ISBN13: 9789048168347
• Release Date: October 2010
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 322 Pages
• Weight: 1.03 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.2"