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Record Nr.

UNINA9910463269003321

Titolo

Tensile fabric structures [[electronic resource] ] : analysis, design, and construction / / sponsored by the Task Committee on Tensioned Fabric Structures of the Special Structures Committee of the Metals Committee of the Technical Activities Division of the Structural Engineering Institute of ASCE ; edited by Craig G. Huntington

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Reston, Virginia, : American Society of Civil Engineers, 2013

ISBN

0-7844-7792-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (184 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

HuntingtonCraig G

Disciplina

721/.0449

Soggetti

Tensile architecture

Lightweight construction

Roofs, Fabric

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

""Cover""; ""Contents""; ""Preface""; ""Acknowledgements""; ""Chapter 1 History and Development of Fabric Structures""; ""Chapter 2 The Design and Construction Process""; ""Chapter 3 The Material Characteristics of Fabrics""; ""Chapter 4 Loads""; ""Chapter 5 Form Determination""; ""Chapter 6 Load Analysis""; ""Chapter 7 Connections""; ""Chapter 8 Non-Structural Performance Considerations""; ""Chapter 9 Fabrication and Construction""; ""Appendix 1 Glossary of Terms""; ""A""; ""B""; ""C""; ""D""; ""E""; ""F""; ""G""; ""H""; ""L""; ""M""; ""N""; ""O""; ""P""; ""R""; ""S""; ""T""; ""U""; ""W""

""Y""""Appendix 2 Wind-Tunnel Studies of Tensioned Membrane Structures""; ""Bibliography""; ""Index""; ""A""; ""B""; ""C""; ""D""; ""E""; ""F""; ""G""; ""H""; ""I""; ""L""; ""M""; ""N""; ""P""; ""R""; ""S""; ""T""; ""U""; ""W""; ""Y""