Membranes for Structures

Name: Membranes for Structures
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ISBN: 9780443224072

Fundamentals

by Josep Ignasi de Llorens

1st Edition

Publisher: Woodhead Publishing

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Print ISBN	9780443224072
eText ISBN	9780443224089
Publisher	Woodhead Publishing
Publishing Year	2025
Edition	1st Edition
Language	English
Pages	568

Membranes for Structures: Fundamentals, 1st Edition, edited by Josep Ignasi de Llorens, offers comprehensive technical reference coverage of design fundamentals, products, materials, and installation practices for fabric and foil structures. Published by Woodhead Publishing, this 568-page reference equips postgraduate students, academics, and researchers in architectural engineering and civil infrastructure with analytical foundations for tensioned structural systems.

The text develops systematically from theoretical form-finding methodologies to material applications. Its initial structural engineering arc examines computer modeling techniques, numerical calculation methods, and principles of appropriate design. The thematic focus then shifts to physical material attributes, evaluating ethylene tetrafluoroethylene (ETFE) fire safety performance, environmental and social sustainability metrics, and the technical integration of photovoltaic cells into membrane surfaces.

The volume opens with a formal remembrance of Marc Malinowski. It offers structured theoretical support for structural engineers, urban planners, and architectural designers working across academic research and infrastructure planning.

Chapter 1: In memoriam of Marc Malinowski
Chapter 2: The development of design tools (2015-2022)
Chapter 3: Shape making or form finding
Chapter 4: Computer modelling
Chapter 5: Numerical methods
Chapter 6: Appropriate design
Chapter 7: Ethylene tetra fluoroethylene (ETFE) fire performance
Chapter 8: Environmental, economic and social sustainability of ETFE
Chapter 9: Photovoltaic integration in membranes
Chapter 10: Supporting a good client/architect relationship and outcome
Chapter 11: Acoustic performance of Amphitheater of Hasan Kalyoncu University
Chapter 12: Acoustic properties of ETFE cushions systems and their impact on acoustic comfort in large rooms
Chapter 13: Tensile structures in daylight and artificial lighting
Chapter 14: Solar shading with ETFE
Chapter 15: Virtual wind tunnel for modeling inflatable hangars
Chapter 16: Textile halls
Chapter 17: Postfailure stability
Chapter 18: Cutting patterning of biogas containers
Chapter 19: Integrating life cycle analysis in the design of structural membranes in architecture
Chapter 20: Aging behavior of ETFE foils
Chapter 21: Integration of ETFE foil cushions into conventional glass façade systems
Chapter 22: Behaviour of membrane covers for biogas fermentation and storage tanks