Use of hypar-shell structures with textile reinforced cement matrix composites in lightweight constructions

Composites Science and Technology

Volumn 69, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 1341-1347

  De Bolster, E ^a   Cuypers, H ^a   Van Itterbeeck, P ^a   Wastiels, J ^a   De Wilde, W P ^a  

^a VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

A. Textile composites; B. Sandwich; C. Finite element analysis

Indexed keywords

A. TEXTILE COMPOSITES; B. SANDWICH; C. FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; CEMENT MATRIX COMPOSITES; CRACK FORMATIONS; DESIGN PROCEDURES; EUROCODES; FOAMED POLYURETHANES; FREEFORM; HYPERBOLIC PARABOLOIDS; LIGHT-WEIGHT CONSTRUCTIONS; MODULAR BUILDINGS; MODULAR STRUCTURES; RELATIVE IMPORTANCES; REPEATED LOADINGS; SANDWICH PANELS; SERVICEABILITY LIMIT STATE; SHELL STRUCTURES; STRUCTURAL ELEMENTS; TEXTILE REINFORCED CONCRETES; TWO STATE; ULTIMATE LIMIT STATE;

BUILDING MATERIALS; MODULAR CONSTRUCTION; POLYMERS; REINFORCED CONCRETE; STRUCTURAL LOADS; TEXTILES;

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD;

BUILDING MATERIAL; COMPOSITE; CONCRETE; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; INDUSTRIAL TEXTILE; INDUSTRIAL USE; REINFORCEMENT; STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 67349157623     PISSN: 02663538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compscitech.2008.10.028     Document Type: Article

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