Membrane material behaviour: Concepts, practice & developments

Structural Engineer

Volumn 82, Issue 14, 2004, Pages 28-33

  Bridgens, B N ^a,b   Gosling, P D ^a,b   Birchall, M J S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

^b ARUP   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Behaviour; Fabrics; Membranes; Structural analysis; Tension structures; Testing

Indexed keywords

BIAXIAL TESTING; COATED WOVEN FABRICS; FABRIC COATING; GLASS FIBER FABRICS;

APPROXIMATION THEORY; ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; FABRICS; GLASS FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS; INSTALLATION; ROOFS; STRAIN; STRESSES; STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS; STRUCTURAL LOADS;

STRUCTURAL DESIGN;

ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; GLASS FIBERS; ROOFING; STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS; STRUCTURAL DESIGN; WOVEN FABRIC;

EID: 12344287343     PISSN: 14665123     EISSN: None     Source Type: Trade Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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