Behaviour Of Inflated Structures At Medium Pressures

Inflated structures present many interesting properties : they are light, easily folding and present reversible behaviour after failure (they come back to their initial position after unloading). The development of modern textile materials enlarge the possibilities of these objects. Inflation cause...

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Published in:WIT Transactions on the Built Environment 2000-01, Vol.47
Main Authors: Wielgosz, C, Leflaive, E, Thomas, J C
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
High pressure
Mechanical properties
Pressure
Prestressing
Tubes
Unloading
Yarns
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Summary:Inflated structures present many interesting properties : they are light, easily folding and present reversible behaviour after failure (they come back to their initial position after unloading). The development of modern textile materials enlarge the possibilities of these objects. Inflation cause tension prestressing in the walls and in the yarns of the structures. This prestressing is proportional to the pressure, and ensure important and quite surprising mechanical strength. Although inflated structures are not recent, no studies have been conducted on this subject at medium or high pressure. The aim of the paper is to present experimental and numerical studies on inflated panels and tubes. They behave as tensioned yarns or wires, but a yarn model gives unacceptable results at medium and high pressure. A
ISSN:1746-4498
1743-3509
DOI:10.2495/MRS000031