i have been interested in and done some research in the use of fabric as a flexible formwork system for more than 10 years. It really is a unique way to form concrete. I'd just like comment on the website references made above. Our society's website:
www.fabricforming.org has not always been kept up-to-date. It used to have a map that showed practitioners and researchers worldwide interested in this topic. It has a list of papers but PDFs of them are not available. I have two websites dedicated to the topic:
www.fabric-formedconcrete.com and
www.fabwiki.fabric-formedconcrete.com. The fabric-formedconcrete.com was meant for commercial projects and info should I get to do any, none so far. The FABWIKI website is where I try to maintain research information on the topic which, I see, is out-of-date as well. For some reason the world map I had there doesn't show up at the moment. You can get to this website by hitting the icon on the fabric-formedconcrete website. Any questions on the topic please feel free to contact me.
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Robert Schmitz P.E., M.ASCE
PRESIDENT
RPS STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING, LLC
Brookfield WI
262-796-1070
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Original Message:
Sent: 08-23-2017 07:59
From: C Michael Donoghue
Subject: Textile Fibre Reinforced Concrete "TFRC" for Thin Concrete Shells
All might be interested in the Fabric Forming Society (http://www.fabricforming.org/) and fabric-formedconcrete.com as well
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C Michael Donoghue P.E., M.ASCE
Principal
Maritech Engr. ,Inc.
Austin TX
Original Message:
Sent: 08-19-2017 15:25
From: Pedro Munoz
Subject: Textile Fibre Reinforced Concrete "TFRC" for Thin Concrete Shells
New and innovative options are available for the revival or thin concrete shell structures in main stream architectural engineering projects. Look at the possibilities that Textile Fibre Reinforced Concrete - "TFRC" offers to achieve thin elegant and efficient shell structures. The construction material of the future | STYLEPARKStylepark | remove preview |
| The construction material of the future | STYLEPARK | The construction material of the future by Unbekannt Unbekannt | 4/17/2015 The Arena de Amazonia in Manaus, Brasil, with a membrane surface made of glass/PTFE. Photo © CENO Tec New construction materials such as textile-reinforced concrete and other fiber-based materials are especially light, resist corrosion, and possess key advantages over steel. | View this on Stylepark > |
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Pedro Munoz Ph.D., P.E., M.ASCE
Principal
PRM Engineering, LLC
Methuen MA
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