Three Dimensional Non-Pneumatic Tension System

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AE-390 Structures 1
October 21, 2005

James Gates
Mary Sniezek
Ed Decker

    Tension membrane structures are a very different, yet interesting type of structures. They effectively solve the problem of covering large spans rather inexpensively, and can be created to look attractive, with an almost limitless scope of possibilities.

    This website will teach you what this structural system is made of and how it is constructed.  Also, you will find a basic idea of the numerical parameters involved in constructing these tension systems, as well as its limitations.  Finally, you will learn what the typical uses of this three dimensional (non-pneumatic) tension system are.