Textile Composites and Inflatable Structures [Hardcover]

PrefaceOn the Design Process of Tensile Structures; R WagnerSystems for Lightweight Structure Design: the State-of-the-Art and Current Developments; E. MoncrieffRecent Developments in the Analytical Design of Textile Membranes; L. Gr?ndig, D. Str?bel and P. SingerFinite Element Analysis of Membrane Structures; R.L. Taylor, E. O?ate and P.A. UbachApplications of a Rotation-Free Triangular Element for Finite Strain Analysis of Thin Shells and Membranes; F. Flores and E. O?ateFE Analysis of Membrane Systems Including Wrinkling and Coupling; R. Rossi, V. Renato and E. O?ateWrinkles in Square Membranes; Y.W. Wong and S. PellegrinoFEM for Prestressed Saint Venant-Kirchhoff Hyperelastic Membranes; A. J. GilEquilibrium Consistent Anisotropic Stress Fields in Membrane Design; K.-U. Bletzinger, R. W?chner and F. DaoudEfficient Finite Element Modelling and Simulation of Gas and Fluid Supported Membrane and Shell Structures; T. Rumpel, K. Schweizerhof and M. Ha?lerWidespan Membrane Roof Structures: Design Assisted by Experimental Analysis; M. MajowieckiFabric Membranes Cutting Pattern; B. Maurin and R. MotroInflated Membrane Stuctures on the Ground in the Air and in Space - A Classfication; B. Kr?plinPost-Tensioned Modular Inflated Structures; R. TarczewskiExperiences in the Design Analysis and Construction of Low Pressure Inflatable Structures; J. Marcipar, E. O?ate and J. Miquel CanetRecent Advances in the Rigidization of Gossamer Structures; B. Defoort, V. Peypoudat, M.C. Bernasconi, K. Chuda and X. CoqueretForm-Optimizing Processes in Biological Structures. Self-generating structures in nature based on pneumatics; E. StachMaking Blobs with a Textile Mould; A.C.D. Pronk and R. Houtman

Discusses recent progress and future research directions in membrane and inflatable structures built with new textile composite materials

Focuses on describing innovative numerical methods for structural analysis of such structures, such as new nonlinear membrane and slñ