Membranes for Structures - Applications de Llorens Paperback Woodhead Publishing

Membranes for Structures\n\nApplications\n\nAn updated and thorough examination of membrane structures documented through case studies and varied application exemplars.\n\nJosep Ignasi de Llorens (Edited by)\n\n9780443224058, Elsevier Science\n\nPaperback / softback, published 12 September 2025\n\n882 pages\n22.9 x 15.2 x 3.7 cm, 1 kg\n\nA growing use of membranes for construction purposes has recently been encouraged by their environmentally friendly characteristics. To offer a timely and extensive, research-grounded compendium on structures made with fabrics and foils, the most relevant facets of the state of the art are covered in two sister titles.\n\nMembranes for Structures \u2014 Applications is steeped in fascinating, functional examples: in fact, a selection of detailed case studies is presented in Part One, preceded by the description of two relevant historical antecedents, which are the circus tent and the \u201Cenvelat\u201D. The particular case of the successful spoked w]