TY  - EJOU
AU  - Bartle, N.J.  
AU  - Gosling, P.D.  

TI  - Numerical Formulations for the Prediction of Deformation, Strain and Stress of Un-patterned ETFE Cushions
T2  - Computers, Materials \& Continua

PY  - 2010
VL  - 20
IS  - 1
SN  - 1546-2226

AB  - ETFE cushions are increasingly being used to form high-profile facades and structural forms. This investigation aims to extend an analytical theory of large deformation in order to predict the shape and stress distributions of an un-patterned square ETFE cushion without the need to resort to discretised numerical methods. In order to assess the validity of the theoretical procedure a prototype cushion has been analysed using a finite element simulation. The theoretical procedure is also compared with alternative approximate equations proposed for the design of ETFE cushions.
KW  - ETFE
KW  -  pneumatic
KW  -  cushion
KW  -  form finding
KW  -  analytical solution

DO  - 10.3970/cmc.2010.020.019