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Building with air, the most natural of all materials, is a special challenge because air-infl ated components are used in place of the usual load-bearing components.
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AIRTECTURE
N° 133113 - 001
A I R - I N F L AT E D FA B R I C S T R U C T U R E S
Building with air, the most natural of all materials, is a special challenge because air-inflated components are used in place of the usual load-bearing components. The idea behind Airtecture is based on mechanically pre-tensioned membrane constructions that have been used for several interesting buildings (e.g. the German Pavilion at the EXPO 1992 in Seville, Spain, or the Denver International Airport in Colorado). The most important innovation of Airtecture is that the membranes are not mechanically pre-tensioned but by means of air pressure in such a way that they are able to bear loads. German pneumatic experts Festo modelled Airtecture after early air-supported structures. In contrast to such buildings, however, Airtecture works with a much higher air pressure and also has atmospheric pressure in the inside. CONTENTS
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Vitroflex (natural rubber and integrated glass fiber fabric), polyester, polyamid, hostaflon, pneumatic muscles, steel rails
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Festo AG PO Box 73726 Esslingen, D-73728 Germany Tel: +49 711 347-3880 www.festo.com
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Lightweight structures
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Efficient use of material L I M I TAT I O N S
Can withstand a snow load of up to 10 lbs/ft² (50 kg/m²) and a wind speed of up to 50 mph (80 km/h)
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N° 068000 - 001
HIGH -STRENGTH CLOTH WOVEN FROM CARBON FIBER
When advanced composite technology was first introduced in the early 1960s, the emphasis was on increased performance by means of reducing structural weight. When carbon fiber was developed in the late 1960s, it revolutionized applications demanding light weight and high strength. Moreover, carbon fiber’s extremely small diameter (6 to 10 microns) allowed a bending radius of less than 1/16"; traditional high-strength steel could be used instead of diamond-tip tools for cutting, trimming, drilling, and machining; and carbon fiber became available in a variety of strengths, stiffnesses, and other mechanical properties. The introduction of carbon fibers radically influenced the design of aircraft, racing vehicles, sports equipment, and other lightweight structures, and the material continues to be utilized in new applications today. CONTENTS
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100% carbon fiber
High strength-to-weight ratio
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Strong, lightweight structures
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0.012–0.016" (.03–.04 cm) thick
Fibre Glast 95 Mosier Parkway Brookville, OH 45309 Tel: 800-330-6368 www.fibreglast.com customerservice@ fibreglast.com
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C I R C U L AT I O N
N° 096816 - 001
M U LT I D I M E N S I O N A L W O O L R U G A N D W A L L S U R FA C E
Designed by Monika Piatkowski, the Circulation rug and wall surface is comprised of circular wool
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