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: 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 slenderness ratio is one of the main influencing factors for columns. It is interesting to study how this factor influences the mechanical properties of parallel bamboo strand lumber (PBSL) columns. Based on this ...