Abstract—Form-finding analysis is carried out and presented
for half-Costa tensioned membrane structure model in
YZ-plane. There are three models presented, each with
different center part of the half-Costa boundaries. Nonlinear
analysis method is adopted for the form-finding analysis.
Half-Costa tensioned membrane models in YZ-plane with
different geometry have been found in a good agreement with
least square error of total warp and fill stress deviation. Results
obtained from this study would become a reference to select
suitable parameters to increase the performance of sustainable
tensioned membrane structure in the form of half-Costa in
YZ-plane respected to their boundary condition. These
resource efficient structures have the ability to prevent further
damage to the environment hence these models presented are
good selective forms for design engineer and architect to ponder
on.
Index Terms—Center part, form-finding, half-Costa
YZ-plane, nonlinear analysis method.
The authors are with Faculty of Civil Engineering, Universiti Teknologi
MARA, Cawangan Pulau Pinang, Malaysia (e-mail:
hafizahazlan86@gmail.com, yhooimin@yahoo.com,
fie.malique@gmail.com).
Cite: Hafizah M. Azlan, Yee H. Min, and Nurul Afiqah A. Malek, "Environmentally Sustainable Tensioned Fabric Structure in the Form of Half-Costa YZ-Plane," International Journal of Environmental Science and Development vol. 11, no. 4, pp. 207-211, 2020.
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