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Integrated analysis of kinematic form active structures for architectural applications: Experimental verification Vrije Universiteit Brussel Universiteit Gent
Technical textiles used in lightweight tensile fabric structures are inherently highly flexible, which makes these materials very suited to, for instance, make lightweight adaptable façade or roof systems.
Until now, however, kinematic fabric structures are mostly designed to transform between a prestressed, structural state and a compact state where the fabric becomes untensioned using fixed geometrically determined paths. The goal of ...
Until now, however, kinematic fabric structures are mostly designed to transform between a prestressed, structural state and a compact state where the fabric becomes untensioned using fixed geometrically determined paths. The goal of ...
Bioclimatic Prosthesis: Experimental dataset for a low-cost Trombe wall to existing social housing refurbishment for an intermediate valley (Chillan) city in the south of Chile KU Leuven
This dataset is part of the article entitled "Design and experimental study of a low-cost prefab Trombe Wall to improve indoor temperatures in social housing in the Biobío Region in Chile" [1], [2]. The dataset represents the outcome of experimental measurements during a 1-year monitoring campaign to assess the performance of an adaptable and low-cost prefabricated Trombe Wall (TW) with a vertical water storage system. The experiments include ...
A new elasto-plastic material model for coated fabric in membrane structures Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Coated fabric is a special type of textile composite: the fabric architecture is not impregnated with a stiff resin, but only covered with a low stiffness coating material. This results in very flexible textile membranes, which are mainly used in architectural applications. Examples are retractable roofs, shading elements in adaptable facades, refugee shelters, large tent structures for events and festivals. During first installation, the ...
The circular retrofit lab Vrije Universiteit Brussel
From 2016 until 2019, the Circular Retrofit Lab (CRL) was realised within the H2020-funded project Building As Material Banks (BAMB). The CRL was an experimental pilot project concerning the refurbishment of eight student housing modules in Brussels, Belgium. The lab aims to demonstrate how to implement circular building design in a retrofitting project. This paper discusses the design choices and the outcome of the CRL's building envelope. That ...