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Civil-Comp Proceedings
ISSN 1759-3433 CCP: 63
COMPUTING DEVELOPMENTS IN CIVIL AND STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING Edited by: B. Kumar and B.H.V. Topping
Paper IV.6
New CAD Tools for the Conception of Fabric Structures F. Sindel, T. Baranger and P. Trompette
Centre de mecanique, Universite Claude Bernard - Lyon 1, Villeurbanne, France F. Sindel, T. Baranger, P. Trompette, "New CAD Tools for the Conception of Fabric Structures", in B. Kumar, B.H.V. Topping, (Editors), "Computing Developments in Civil and Structural Engineering", Civil-Comp Press, Edinburgh, UK, pp 123-131, 1999. doi:10.4203/ccp.63.4.6
Abstract
For the conception of fabric structure, many specialised
software have been developed in the last twenty years.
Therefore, designing a fabric structure remains difficult, as
textile behaviour is complex. To improve the static analysis
stage, two new CAD tools have been developed and are
presented in this paper. The first is a design sensitivity
analysis module to give designers a better structural
behaviour understanding. The second is an optimisation
module, which determine the optimal adjustments leading to
a structure satisfying the different requirements. All of these
are illustrated by some examples.
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