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Tensile structures design, structure, and calculation of buildings of cables, nets, and membranes

Tensile structures design, structure, and calculation of buildings of cables, nets, and membranes edited by Frei Otto - Cambridge, Mass. The MIT Press 1973 - 320, 171 p. ill. 28 cm.

Contents: Otto, F. Pneumatic structures.--Trostel, R. Calculation of membranes.--Otto, F. Tension anchoring in the foundations.--Otto, F. Basic concepts and survey of tensile structures.--Schleyer, F.-K. Analysis of cables, nets, and cable structures.--Bibliography (p. 317)

Translation of Zugbeanspruchte Konstruktionen


Air-supported structures
Membranes (Technology)
Roofs, Suspension

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