engineering, a tensile structure is a construction of elements carrying only tension and no compression or bending. The term tensile should not be confused...
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Ultimate tensile strength (also called UTS, tensile strength, TS, ultimate strength or F tu {\displaystyle F_{\text{tu}}} in notation) is the maximum stress...
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natural force requirements. Fabric structures are considered a sub-category of tensile structure. A fabric structure's material selection, design, engineering...
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materials used for air-supported structures are similar to those used in tensile structures, namely synthetic fabrics such as fibreglass and polyester. In order...
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standard – Tensile force – Tensile modulus – Tensile strength – Tensile structure – Tensile testing – Tension member – Thin-shell structure – Tie (cavity...
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Non-rocket spacelaunch (section Tensile structures)
altitudes of 20 km (12 mi) has been proposed by various researchers. Tensile structures for non-rocket spacelaunch are proposals to use long, very strong...
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Tensegrity (redirect from Tensegrity structure)
load-bearing truss structure Synergetics – Empirical study of systems in transformation Tensairity Tensile structure – Structure whose members are only...
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Ductility (redirect from Tensile ductility)
This formula helps in quantifying how much a material can stretch under tensile stress before failure, providing key insights into its ductile behavior...
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Space elevator (redirect from Dynamic structure)
have focused on purely tensile structures, with the weight of the system held up from above by centrifugal forces. In the tensile concepts, a space tether...
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hyperboloid structure, Manchester, England, 1999. Architecture portal Geodesic dome Lattice mast List of thin-shell structures Sam Scorer Tensile structure World's...
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Tensile testing, also known as tension testing, is a fundamental materials science and engineering test in which a sample is subjected to a controlled...
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hyperboloid structure Membrane structures, which include fabric structures and other tensile structures, cable domes, and pneumatic structures. Monocoque...
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Sail rigs A sail is a tensile structure, which is made from fabric or other membrane materials, that uses wind power to propel sailing craft, including...
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Horst Berger (category Tensile membrane structures)
Owings and Merrill for the Haj Terminal at the Jeddah Airport. This tensile fabric structure consists of 210 roof units contained in ten modules that are supported...
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structures are spatial structures made out of tensioned membranes. The structural use of membranes can be divided into pneumatic structures, tensile membrane...
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and the integrity of the structure is maintained by the tension of the fabric. It also is very similar to a tensile structure It is often used for outdoor...
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Young's modulus (redirect from Tensile Modulus)
modulus) is a mechanical property of solid materials that measures the tensile or compressive stiffness when the force is applied lengthwise. It is the...
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Composite material (redirect from Composite structures)
in material affect anisotropic properties of the structure. From characterizing technique i.e. tensile testing, the material properties were measured based...
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engineers use the stretched grid method to design tents and other tensile structures. In recent decades the finite element and boundary element methods...
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structure, such as a building or a bridge in order to meet the structure's functional requirements. Tensile structures: Members of tensile structures...
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Surface Evolver Stretched grid method Tensile structure Triply periodic minimal surface Weaire–Phelan structure Meeks, William H. III; Pérez, Joaquín...
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Vladimir Shukhov (category Tensile membrane structures)
design of the world's first hyperboloid structures, diagrid shell structures, tensile structures, gridshell structures, oil reservoirs, pipelines, boilers...
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19th century classical brick structure named The Magazine (a former gunpowder store), and a 21st-century tensile structure. This is the second art space...
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Kong Catenary arch Tensile structure BP Building roof truss suspended structure HSBC Building (Hong Kong) steel suspended structure Riverplace Tower, Jacksonville...
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Conrad Roland (category Tensile membrane structures)
a German architect and pioneer of the construction of space nets (tensile structures), which primarily are to be found as rope climbing frames on playgrounds...
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designs (hyperboloid structure, thin-shell structure, tensile structure, gridshell), builder of Shukhov Towers and multiple other structures Rostislav Alexeyev...
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19th and early 20th century he created hyperboloid, thin shell and tensile structures of extraordinary refinement and elegance. Shukhov Tower in Polibino...
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Hong Kong Museum of the War of Resistance and Coastal Defence (section Historical military structures)
Mun Fort. Its historical structure has an extensive outdoor area with the unique architectural design, a strong tensile structure with other traditional...
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(mechanics) and Strain (materials science) Thin-shell structure Timber framing Truss Ultimate tensile strength and Hooke's law Yield (engineering) "Beam"...
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Reinforced concrete (redirect from Reinforced concrete structures)
concrete's relatively low tensile strength and ductility are compensated for by the inclusion of reinforcement having higher tensile strength or ductility...
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