Design and manufacture of minimum energy forms of lightweight tensionmembranes

Project Information

Grant agreement ID: BRST960219

Project closed

Start date 26 September 1996

End date 31 May 1997

Funded under

• Specific research and technological development programme in the field of industrial and materials technologies, 1994-1998

Total cost No data

EU contribution No data

Coordinated by

Sonderkonstruktionen und Leichtbau GmbH
Germany

Objective

Lightweight Structures comprising pre-stressed cable nets and textile fabricsprovide efficient load carrying systems and scope for dramatic architecturalexpression. The most complex and critical factor in their design is their shapedefinition, derived from a 3-stage procedure: (i) form-finding, i.e. finding ashape consistent with pre-stress and boundaries (ii) patterning, i.e.production of a 2-dimensional cutting pattern (iii) static and dynamicanalyses. The aim of the project is to develop the most efficient computationalmethod encompassing all three stages of design. The outcome of the projectwill be a proposal for development of a computational design method for tensionstructures that minimises cost of analysis, produces optimal shapes ofmembranes and increases competitiveness of such products.

Fields of science

• engineering and technology › materials engineering › textiles

Programme(s)

• FP4-BRITE/EURAM 3 - Specific research and technological development programme in the field of industrial and materials technologies, 1994-1998

Topic(s)

• 0101 - Incorporation of new technologies into production systems

Call for proposal

Data not available

Funding Scheme

EAW - Exploratory awards

Coordinator

Sonderkonstruktionen und Leichtbau GmbH

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: 140,Rohrer Straße 140 ; 70771 Stuttgart ; Germany
• Total cost: No data