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Monday, October 19th


10:00 - 13:30
REGISTRATION

13:45 - 16:00
OPENING CEREMONY AND PLENARY LECTURES I
MoMP1
Room: Master Room
Chair: Eugenio Oñate
Taut Structures – Some basic ideas on the behavior and the analysis of cable and membrane structures
R.M. Pauletti*


Lightweight - The only real solution for sustainable structures
K. Göppert*


Computational wind-structure interaction
R. Wüchner*



16:00 - 16:30
COFFEE BREAK

16:30 - 18:30
TECHNICAL SESSIONS
IS - DETAILING - CASE STUDIES - INSTALLATION PROCESS I
Invited Session organized by Josep Llorens
MoE1OI
Room: Master Room
Chair: Josep Llorens
Inno - wave - tion. Tensairity in practice
R. Houtman* and H.A. Werkman


Building information modeling: next steps for tensile membrane architecture
E. Lin and R. Roithmayr*


Design of novel covering system for archaeological areas
M. Barozzi*, S. Viscuso and A. Zanelli


Ducati Superbike Pavilion: design and manufacturing of a Tensairity® Roof
P. Beccarelli*, R. Maffei, R.H. Luchsinger and J. Chilton


IS - ADVANCES ON THE DYNAMIC RELAXATION METHOD
Invited Session organized by Ruy Marcelo Pauletti and Sigrid Adriaenssens
MoE2OI
Room: Àgora Room
Chair: Ruy Marcelo Pauletti
CoChair: Sigrid Adriaenssens
An efficient mass-tuning algorithm for the Dynamic Relaxation Method applied to cable and membrane structures
R.M. Pauletti*, D. Guirardi, S. Adriaenssens and L. Rhode-Barbarigos


Attractive planar panelization using Dynamic Relaxation Principles
F. Gauss* and P. Teuffel


A short review of convergence techniques in dynamic relaxation
L. Rhode-Barbarigos, S. Adriaenssens* and J.H. Prévost


Torsion/bending elements for DR modelling of open and closed tubular bearing structures
S. Adriaenssens* and M. Barnes


The use of dynamic relaxation to solve the differential equation describing the shape of the tallest possible building
D.I. Naicu* and C.J.K. Williams


ADAPTIVE MEMBRANES MoE3O
Room: A3104
Chair: to be confirmed
Novel topologies, models and prototypes for multi-cellular pneumatic envelope systems
K. Velikov*, G. Thun, M. O‘Malley and L.  Junghans


Implementation of bending-active elements in kinematic form-active structures: Design of a representative case study
S. Puystiens*, M. Mollaert, D.  Van Hemelrijck and L. De Laet


Simulation of deployment of inflatable structures for threat mitigation
E.M. Sosa*, C.S. Wong and E.J. Barbero


Modular inflated shells – a computational approach
S. Gellin and R. Tarczewski*


The vibration experiment of flexible airship
T.E. Li*, X.Y. Sun and Y. Wu




18:30 - 20:00
WELCOME RECEPTION


Tuesday, October 20th

09:00 - 10:30
PLENARY LECTURES II
TuMP1
Room: Master Room
Chair: Kai-Uwe Bletzinger
Frei Otto - finding the form
J. Hennicke*


Wide membrane enclosures: personal experiences
M. Majowiecki*


Inflatable structures: challenges and opportunities
J. Marcipar* and E. Oñate



10:30 - 11:00
COFFEE BREAK

11:00 - 13:00
TECHNICAL SESSIONS
IS - DETAILING - CASE STUDIES - INSTALLATION PROCESS II
Invited Session organized by Josep Llorens
TuM1OI
Room: Master Room
Chair: Josep Llorens
Active bending to facilitate the installation process of membranes in statically self-locking spatial structures - comparison of two studies
W. Klasz*, S. Greiner, B. Prieth and T. Stock


Tensile loaded membrane constructions without cutting patterns - Computer-based modeling and analysis
J. Sandmann* and H. Poeppinghaus


Structural membranes for urban spaces
J. Llorens*


Membrane challenges in existing buildings (Mix Mall, Guatemala)
C. Armendariz*


Tarso – the corner condition of tensile membrane architecture
S. Chiu*, E. Lin, W. Daily and D. Noble


Topologically-based curvature in thin elastic shell networks
E. Soriano*, P. Tornabell, D.I. Naicu and G. Filz


MEMBRANE MATERIALS AND ANALYSIS/TESTING METHODS I TuM2O
Room: Àgora Room
Chair: Marijke Mollaert
Shear test method of architectural coated-fabrics subjected to biaxial tensile loading
W. J. Chen*, D. X Zhang, C.J. Gao and J.H. Gong


Coated Textiles - Thinking outside the box
K. Bernert*


Fibrous Tectonics: a rethinking of composite production through innovation and exploration of molding techniques and methodologies
D. Costanza*


Geotextile deformation analysis of Geosynthetic Clay Liners under high hydraulic heads with Finite Element Method
H.O. Ozhan*


Numerical estimation of mechanical characteristics of an unidirectional composite ply and study of the solution convergence
A. Arnau Cubillo* and I. Fuiorea




13:00 - 14:00
LUNCH BREAK

14:00 - 16:00
TECHNICAL SESSIONS
IS - ETFE-FOIL THEORY - MATERIAL PROPERTIES, STRUCTURAL ANALYSES AND SAFETY CONCEPTS
Invited Session organized by Karsten Moritz and Lars Schiemann
TuA1OI
Room: Master Room
Chair: Karsten Moritz
CoChair: Lars Schiemann
A contribution to the structural design of ETFE-foil structures
K. Moritz*


New developments with fluoropolymers for architectural film applications
S. Zehentmaier*


Estimation of transient thermal performance of PV-ETFE cushion roof
J. H. Hu*, W. J. Chen, B. Zhao, Q.Y. Cai, Z.Y. Qiu and H. Song


Elasto-viscoplastic material model considering large strains for ETFE-Foils
M. Coelho* and D. Roehl


Measurement and simulation of summer thermal environment of an atrium enclosed with ETFE foil cushion roof
S. Afrin, J. Chilton* and B. Lau


Experimental validation and enhancement of the numerical modelling of the pressure-volume-coupling of pneumatic structures
F. Dieringer*, K. Moritz and K.-U. Bletzinger


IS - MODELLING AND DESIGN OF CHALLENGING TENSILE STRUCTURES
Invited Session organized by Benedikt Philipp and Kai-Uwe Bletzinger
TuA2OI
Room: Àgora Room
Chair: Benedikt Philipp
CoChair: Kai-Uwe Bletzinger
Bending-activated tensegrity
E. Schling*, R. Barthel, A. Ihde, J. Tutsch and S. Huth


Design development of a membrane façade for a 250m high rise tower as testing facility for high tech elevators
F. Dieringer*, H. Hinz and W. Sobek


Tensile structures – Project challenges and solutions
D. Wakefield* and A. Bown


Pneumatic falsework for the erection of strained grid shells: a parameter study
G.C. Quinn* and C. Gengnagel


Membrane concepts for three last minute Expo projects
B. Stimpfle*


Adaptive membrane structures for multifunctional buildings
C. Paech and K. Göppert*


ANALYSIS OF TENSILE STRUCTURES TuA3O
Room: A3104
Chair: Chris J. K. Williams
Analysis of pneumatic envelopes arranged on rectangular plan
A. Chesnokov* and V. Mikhaylov


Structural behaviour of pneumatic cushions
V. Mikhaylov* and A. Chesnokov


Variable loads on iterative analysis methods for membranes
R. Sastre*


Large deformation analysis of flexible membrane structure and the experiment
M. Tomioka*, K. Ijima and H. Obiya


Invariant algorithms of spatial constructions elements forming and cutting
S. Berestova *, Z. Belyaeva, N. Misyura and E.  Mityushov




16:00 - 16:30
COFFEE BREAK

16:30 - 18:30
TECHNICAL SESSIONS
IS - ETFE-FOIL PRACTICE - PERFORMANCE TESTS AND PROJECT REALIZATION
Invited Session organized by Lars Schiemann and Karsten Moritz
TuEO1I
Room: Master Room
Chair: Lars Schiemann
CoChair: Karsten Moritz
Performance tests for ETFE-foil structures
K. Moritz*


ETFE cushions for Le Nuage
F. Reitsma* and P. Vaillant


Intelligent deployable multilayer adaptive EFTE membrane
A. Cocho Bermejo*


30-Years Outdoor Exposure Test of PTFE-coated Glass Fibre Fabric
K. Abe* and H. Toyoda


Experimental investigation on forming design methods of ETFE cushion
B. Zhao , W. J. Chen, J. H. Hu*, Z.Y. Qiu and H. Song


IS - NUMERICAL METHODS FOR ANALYSIS OF TENSILE STRUCTURES
Invited Session organized by Falko Dieringer and Kai-Uwe Bletzinger
TuEO2I
Room: Àgora Room
Chair: Falko Dieringer
CoChair: Kai-Uwe Bletzinger
Membrane structures with the Isogeometric B-Rep Analysis (IBRA)
B. Philipp*, M. Breitenberger, R. Wüchner and K.-U. Bletzinger


Shape optimization for cable reinforced tension fabric membrane structures
T.D. Dinh*, A. Rezaei, L. De Laet, M. Mollaert, D.  Van Hemelrijck and W. Van Paepegem


Validation of elastic constants of coated fabrics with strain controlled biaxial tests.
J. Uhlemann*, N. Stranghöner and K. Saxe


Form-finding analysis of tensile structures based on the Vector Form Intrinsic Finite Element method
Q. Li* and Y. Wu


IS - STRUCTURAL MEMBRANES: REFLECTING FROM THE OUTSIDE
Invited Session organized by Peter Gosling
TuEO3I
Room: A3104
Chair: Peter Gosling
Structural Membranes: reflecting from the outside – opportunities for membrane technologies and skills
P.D. Gosling*


Real time computational methods for cloth modelling
P. Marris*, G. Ushaw, P. Gosling and G. Morgan


Towards high performance and multi-functional structural membranes using advanced fibrous and textile materials
R. Fangueiro* and S. Rana


Textiles and concrete, for better or worse
R. Morrow* and P. Belford


Designing CNC KNIT for hybrid membrane and bending active structures
M. Tamke, A. Deleuran, C. Gengnagel, M. Schmeck, R. Cavalho, R. Fangueiro, F. Monteiro, N. Stranghöner, J. Uhlemann, Th. Homm and M. Ramsgaard Thomsen


Flexible formwork and minimum material use concrete structures
J.J. Orr*, T.J. Ibell and A.P. Darby




Wednesday, October 21st

09:00 - 10:30
PLENARY LECTURES III
WeMP1
Room: Master Room
Chair: Roland Wüchner
Funicular ice architecture
A. Pronk*


Wind generated waves on fabric structures
C.J.K. Williams*


Cable nets as landscaping structures to walk on
R. Wagner*



10:30 - 11:00
COFFEE BREAK

11:00 - 13:00
TECHNICAL SESSIONS
IS - WIND ENGINEERING AND FLUID-STRUCTURE INTERACTION I
Invited Session organized by Roland Wüchner and Kai-Uwe Bletzinger
WeM1OI
Room: Master Room
Chair: Roland Wüchner
CoChair: Kai-Uwe Bletzinger
Body fitted or immersed, monolithic or partitioned? Aspects of computational fluid-structure interaction with reference to wind engineering
W. G. Dettmer*, C. Kadapa and D. Peric


Evaluation of added mass modeling approaches for the design of membrane structures by fully coupled FSI simulation
H. AlSofi*, R. Wüchner and K.-U. Bletzinger


Embedded finite element formulation for FSI analysis of membrane structures
R. Rossi* and E. Oñate


Design and analysis of reinforced rubber membranes for inflatable dams
R. Gurt*, M. Deutscher and M. Gebhardt


IS - CONVERTIBLE STRUCTURES
Invited Session organized by Mike Sieder and Alfred Rein
WeM2OI
Room: Àgora Room
Chair: Alexander Hub
Details for anchoring and moving of small and medium sized retractable membrane roof structures exemplified with realised projects
A. Hub* and A. Rein


Reduction of wear and tear on retractable folding membrane roof structures by appropriate membrane design and driving technology
M. Jenni* and R. Dinort


Compliant structures for satellites aerobraking
M.C. Bernasconi*




13:00 - 14:00
LUNCH BREAK

14:00 - 16:00
TECHNICAL SESSIONS
IS - WIND ENGINEERING AND FLUID-STRUCTURE INTERACTION II
Invited Session organized by Roland Wüchner and Kai-Uwe Bletzinger
WeA1OI
Room: Master Room
Chair: Roland Wüchner
CoChair: Kai-Uwe Bletzinger
CFD-based simulation of complex interactions related to wind turbines
Th. Lutz*, A. Fischer, E. Jost, L. Klein, M. Sayed and C. Schulz


Wind loading: a work-flow for systematic comparison between CFD and experimental data
S. de Miranda, L. Patruno*, M. Ricci, F. Ubertini, N. Cosentino and M. Majowiecki


New quasi-monolithic method to solve dynamic fluid-structure interaction problems on membranes
D. Gross*, C. Lothode, M. Durand and Y. Roux


Numerical analysis of an elasto-flexible wing configuration using computational fluid structural simulations
J. Piquee* and C. Breitsamter


DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION TECHNIQUES WeA2O
Room: Àgora Room
Chair: Arno Pronk
Insulated double layer membrane for auditorium
N. Pauli*


Influence of seam slippage on the stab resistance of woven structures for membranes
P. Reiners, Y. Kyosev* and M. Aurich


Creating temporary doubly curved tensile membrane structures without cutting patterns using high strain fabrics
M. Van Craenenbroeck*, S. Puystiens, L. De Laet and M. Mollaert


Development of the hybrid dome and research of its behavior under load
A. Chesnokov*, V. Mikhaylov and I. Dolmatov




16:00 - 16:30
COFFEE BREAK

16:30 - 18:30
TECHNICAL SESSIONS
COMPUTATIONAL METHODS FOR TEXTILE MEMBRANES AND INFLATABLE STRUCTURES WeE1O
Room: Master Room
Chair: Riccardo Rossi
Computational homogenization of one-dimensional textile structures
S. Fillep*, J. Mergheim and P. Steinmann


A coupled multi-scale approach for the simulation of textile membranes
B. Kaiser*, E. Haug, T. Pyttel and F. Duddeck


Computationally efficient structural modeling of reinforced, inflatable, braided fabric tube components.
A. Young*, J. Clapp, W. Davids and A. Goupee


Simulating pressure loss in an inflated structure due to material load/unload characteristics
M.P. Venter* and G. Venter


MEMBRANE MATERIALS AND ANALYSIS/TESTING METHODS II WeE2O
Room: Àgora Room
Chair: Ruy Marcelo Pauletti
A Relation between Tensile and Tear Strength for Design of Architectural Fabrics
K. MacBain and D. Campbell*


The development of the research techniques of structure and properties of composite textile materials when interacting with viscous fractions of hydrocarbon compounds
P. Cherunov*, I. Cherunova , S. Knyazeva, M. Stenkina, E. Stefanova and N.  Kornev


Effects of surface modifying macromolecules on the structural characteristics of electospun nano-Fibrous membranes
M. Khayet* and M. Essalhi


Mechanical testing of fabrics under environmental conditions
R. Wagner*


Obtaining material models for use in finite element analyses of PVC-coated polyester via an inverse bubble inflation method
C. Jekel*, G. Venter and M.P. Venter




20:30 - 23:00
Conference Banquet