Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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857525 | Procedia Engineering | 2014 | 4 Pages |
Abstract
The present paper is an introduction to the analysis of modern lightweight timber structures based on the analogy with fabric production techniques. The following aspects of the concept are presented: possible applications of timber textile structures in roofing, façade and bridge construction, methodology of form-finding, examples of experimental investigations in a small scale, some aspects of finite element modelling of textile structures.
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