Bascule shelters: A novel erection strategy for origami-inspired deployable structures

Engineering Structures

Volumn 75, Issue , 2014, Pages 276-287

  Quaglia, C P ^a   Dascanio, A J ^a   Thrall, A P ^a  

^a University of Notre Dame   (United States)

Author keywords

Deployable shelter; Disaster relief; Military shelter; Origami

Indexed keywords

DISASTER PREVENTION; DISASTERS; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; EQUIPMENT; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; INSULATION; THERMAL INSULATION; TRUCK TRANSPORTATION;

DEPLOYABLE STRUCTURE; DISASTER RELIEF; HEATING AND COOLING; LIFTING EQUIPMENTS; MILITARY SHELTERS; ORIGAMI; STRUCTURAL PERFORMANCE; VOLUME EXPANSION RATIO;

STRUCTURAL DESIGN;

DESIGN; DISASTER RELIEF; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; INSULATION; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT; SHELTER; STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 84903463610     PISSN: 01410296     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.engstruct.2014.06.003     Document Type: Article

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