Abstract: Biaxial tension testing is an increasingly accepted tool to understand the mechanical behavior of architectural coated fabric membrane materials. However, different loading protocols in biaxial tests result in diverse ...

Abstract: Manufactured with a multilayer functional composite fabric envelope, lighter-than-air (LTA) airships offer a cost-effective approach for payload platforms. Considering the long-term service of LTA airships and their severe ...

Abstract: Stress distribution on a membrane surface plays a key role in the structural safety and bearing capacity of an inflatable membrane structure, especially for the state under service condition. This paper presents an in situ ...

Abstract: A stratospheric airship (SSA) is a cost-effective platform for telecommunications and science missions in near space 20 km above the Earth’s surface. However, an accurate model of the structural behavior of the large ...

Abstract: The utilization of composite carbon–epoxy tubes for space structures, such as antennas and solar arrays, has attracted considerable attention in recent decades due to their high strength-to-weight ratio and multifunctional ...