Talk:Tensile structure
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Tent
editAre tents Tensile structures? --Richy 14:07, 30 November 2006 (UTC)
Yes and no. There are two parts to a tent - the frame and the fabric covering. The frame is most often not a tensile structure, it consists of poles in compression or in modern "geodesic" tents of arched poles. The fabric is usually tensioned by guy ropes though, so usually the tent would be classified as a tensile structure. If however the fabric is just fed over the structure, and no guy ropes used, as in some modern tents, it is not really a tensile structure (although the fabric will resist wind/snow loads by going into tension). Tkn20 01:38, 5 February 2007 (UTC)
Notable structures
editI added an important missing structure (Butlins, Minehead, UK) and moved the 3 most famous ones to the top of the list. Garry
I put the list back into alphabetical order - I think it's less subjective.
Construction Specifications Institute & Masterformat
editIs this relevant enough for inclusion? It's certainly only relevant to the US. I have never heard of the classifications - does anyone know about them? Is CSI a commercial organisation trying to sell it's specifications, or is this of genuine importance?
External links
editadded Online fabric structure community(fstructures.com) where most of worldwide manufacturers communicate and share their experience —Preceding unsigned comment added by Yellywhite (talk • contribs) 01:01, 22 February 2010 (UTC)
Beam
editI've corrected the beam link so it no longer leads to a Japanese clothing manufacturer. Could someone make the link to the "Beam (structure)" article read as "beam" or "beams"
- Done - Leonard G. (talk) 16:08, 25 April 2010 (UTC)
looking for a good picture
editLooking for a good picture emphasizing roof or fabric of a building (notable hopefully) that uses PTFE-glass cloth.TCO (Reviews needed) 02:59, 1 January 2012 (UTC)
History
editSince Eero Saarinen and Matthew Nowicki died in 1961 and 1950, respectively, they probably haven't been promoting tensile structures since the 1960s. Some clarification would be nice.
83.248.138.107 (talk) 22:40, 22 November 2012 (UTC) Carl Hoff
Extend "Simple mathematics of cables" section to include membranes
editThe "Simple mathematics of cables" section is useful, but it would be nice if a section on membranes with a similar approach could be included.Graham W. Griffiths (talk) 23:21, 19 January 2016 (UTC)
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