The objective of this book is to collect state-of-the-art research and te- nology for design; analysis; construction and maintenance of textile and in?atable structures. Textile composites and in?atable structures have become increasingly popular for a variety of applications in - among many other ?elds - civil engineering; architecture and aerospace engineering. Typical examples - clude membrane roofs and covers; sails; in?atable buildings and pavilions; airships; in?atable furniture; airspace structures etc. The ability to provide numerical simulations for increasingly complex membrane and in?atable structures is advancing rapidly due to both - markablestrides in computer hardware development and theimproved maturity of computational procedures for nonlinear structural systems. Signi?cant progress has been made in the formulation of?nite elements methods for static and dynamic problems; complex constitutive material behaviour; coupled aero-elastic analysis etc. The book contains 18 invited contributions written by distinguished authors who participated in the International Conference on Textile C- puterandIn?atedStructuresheldinBarcelonafromJune30thtoJuly2nd 2003. The meeting was one of the Thematic Conferences of the European Community on Computational Methods in Applied Sciences (ECCOMAS; www.eccomas.org). The di?erent chapters discuss recent progress and future research dir- tions in new textile composites for applications in membrane and in?atable structures. Approximately half of thebook focusesin describing innovative numerical methods for structural analysis; such as new non linear m- brane and shell ?nite elements. The rest of the chapters present advances in design; construction and maintenance procedures. The content of the di?erent chapters was sent directly by the authors andtheeditorscannotacceptresponsibilityforanyinaccuracies; comments and opinions contained in thetext.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful. Sumptuous and SurprisingBy Dr. Debra Jan BibelMany Americans are somewhat familiar with the Japanese style of decor and architectural design from restaurants; "Zen" commercial goods; and samurai movies. In contrast; Korea is fairly unknown; which is surprising since the United States has had a large military presence since 1952. As a visitor to Korea and student of Korean Buddhism; I am delighted in obtaining this grandly illustrated book on contemporary Korean architectural design. This book helps fill a large gap in appreciating the culture of Korea; which looks to China and to Japan but is its own; unique creation. The only text; other than captions; are the brief introductions to the book and to each chapter or building. Images are of small and large homes and institutions; landscapes; decorative accessories; all contemporary and also traditional in approach. The Korean style has; for the most part; clean thick and strong lines and simple ornamentation; but rather than being Stoic stark; rooms have a welcoming warmth. Each of the 224 pages offers new insights and perhaps inspiration.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Beautifully illustrated and with excellent descriptive textBy L. MallasBeautifully illustrated and with excellent descriptive text; this book offers material on Korean modern interiors which is difficult to find anywhere else.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. This book is so invitingBy CustomerI love this book; and have used it for my first home. Being Korean; it helped me to understand where the designs originated and different styles I could incorporate into my home. Now; if the US could just get the under-the-floor heating...