Tensioned Fabric Shape-Finding
Publication: Journal of Structural Engineering
Volume 125, Issue 9
Abstract
Tensioned glass fiber-reinforced fabric has been used in roofs and canopies for various permanent structures such as stadiums and airport terminals all around the world. At its final state of geometry, the fabric shall be all in tension in its natural stable shape. The natural shape of the fabric can be generated by refining a 2D computer model to determine the 3D state using a geometric nonlinear analysis program for the personal computer. This paper presents an actual design case using a general purpose structural analysis program to reduce the complexity involved in finding the true natural shape of the tensioned fabric roofs.
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Journal of Structural Engineering
Volume 125 • Issue 9 • September 1999
Pages: 1065 - 1071
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Received: Oct 30, 1998
Published online: Sep 1, 1999
Published in print: Sep 1999
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