Materials used for architectural fabric structures

Houtman, R.

doi:10.1016/b978-1-78242-233-4.00003-6

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“…The Retrospective Exhibition of Spanish and Portuguese Ornamental Art that was held in Lisbon in 1882 featured a section dedicated to Japan that presented a few dozen Japanese and Japan-inspired porcelain pieces. 14 The agreements with Japan offered Portugal similar conditions to those achieved by other Western nations. However, application thereof was not very consistent, mainly because of Portugal's political and economic incapacity.…”

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“…As long as we have forces in all directions of the Earth's surface, we cannot have linear cities. 14 Despite the great interest of architects in the concept of linear cities, none of the examples of the designs have ever materialised. The first contributions to the discussion regarding the linear urbanism came from Ch.…”

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“…Only from 1991 -2001, the area of Bengaluru expanded 92.1% and the population grew by 37.8%. 14 With this huge number of people migrating to the city, the built environment is largely driven by market interests, not by communities, resulting in a diverse cultural system. The lifestyles of people vary due to the influence of distinctive cultures they bring in, individuals' financial capacities, and the localities they reside in.…”

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ATINER is an independent and non-profit Association with a Mission to become a forum where Academics and Researchers from all over the world can meet in Athens, exchange ideas on their research and discuss future developments in their disciplines, as well as engage with professionals from other fields. Athens was chosen because of its long history of academic gatherings, which go back thousands of years to Plato's Academy and Aristotle's Lyceum. Both these historic places are within walking distance from ATINER's downtown offices. Since antiquity, Athens was an open city. In the words of Pericles, Athens"…is open to the world, we never expel a foreigner from learning or seeing". ("Pericles' Funeral Oration", in Thucydides, The History of the Peloponnesian War). It is ATINER's mission to revive the glory of AncientAthens by inviting the World Academic Community to the city, to learn from each other in an environment of freedom and respect for other people's opinions and beliefs. After all, the free expression of one's opinion formed the basis for the development of democracy, and Athens was its cradle. As it turned out, the Golden Age of Athens was in fact, the Golden Age of the Western Civilization. Education and (Re)searching for the 'truth' are the pillars of any free (democratic) society. This is the reason why Education and Research are the two core words in ATINER's name.

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“…The most used natural fiber is cotton, even though it has a short lifespan of only around four or five years. Hemp and flax are more sustainable, stronger, and more UV-resistant than cotton, although today they are rarely used [26]. Among the numerous possible solutions, we attempted to supplant those using hinges with bending caused by the elastic deformation of a composite material, using fabrics as reinforcement and a thermoplastic elastomer (TPE) as matrix.…”

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A Novel Composite Material for Foldable Building Envelopes

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Contemporary research is increasingly focused on studying buildings that either interact with environmental boundaries or adapt themselves to their users’ needs. In the current literature, this kind of ability is given different names: responsivity, adaptability, smartness. These are different ways to refer to a common concept, with subtle nuances. Foldable surfaces are one of the most interesting geometries able to give responsivity to building components, but often their production is complex and expensive. The aim of this research was the creation of a novel material that can provide lightweight solutions for foldable building envelopes. This composite material can be folded and unfolded easily, like a sheet of paper, but with a higher mechanical performance. It is made with the thermoplastic elastomer SEBS (styrene–ethylene–butylene–styrene) as its matrix, as well as a fabric reinforcement. In this paper, following an introduction to this subject, the authors present the composite material’s production methods and its mechanical characterization.

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