Carbon nanotubes have been predicted as game-changing structural materials due to their outstanding theoretical strength per weight (Fig. 1a). They have even encouraged the construction of a space ...
MDT designs, manufactures and supplies innovative, high-quality sun protection systems, membrane constructions, and textile outdoor architecture to customers worldwide. A wooden tensile structure by ...
The American Society of Civil Engineers recently updated the standard for tensile membrane structures. This new edition updates the previous Standard ASCE/SEI 55-10, and replaces Standard ASCE 17-96, ...
Architect Frei Otto, a pioneer in lightweight tensile structures, died on March 9 at age 89, soon after he learned he had won the prestigious 2015 Pritzker Architecture Prize. Otto, born in Siegmar, ...
Capable of transforming a facade or shaping a sculptural roof form, tensile structures test the limits of our imagination (and understanding of geometry). This week’s photo set features structures ...
The Architectural Design Institute of South China University of Technology has completed a youth development facility, by renovating a former primary school and adding a series of covered bamboo ...
SAINT-JEAN-DE-SOUDAIN, France--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Regulatory News: SergeFerrari Group (Paris:SEFER) (FR0011950682 - SEFER) designs, manufactures and distributes innovative flexible composite materials ...
Nagoya, Japan - Single-walled carbon nanotubes should theoretically be extremely strong, but it remains unclear why their experimental tensile strengths are lower and vary among nanotubes. A team at ...