Tensinet Symposium 2023 at Nantes University

8:30 - 9:15 (45min)

Registration

9:15 - 9:30 (15min)

Welcome to TENSINANTES2023

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9:30 - 10:30 (1h)

Bouncing Bridge: ephemeral, autonomous and self-supporting pneumatic temporary structure

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Grégoire Zündel and Ramon Sastre

10:30 - 10:50 (20min)

Coffee break

10:50 - 12:55 (2h05)

Structural membrane: contemporary, innovative, adaptive daring and impactful solutions

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Bernd Stimpfle

› Advanced tools for futuristic skins - ETFE - Massimo Maffeis, Maffeis Engineering - Antonio Diaferia, Maffeis Engineering 10:50-11:15 (25min)

› Modelling of impacts onto tensile structures - Adam Bown, Tensys Ltd 11:15-11:40 (25min)

› Porto Pi shopping center's floating pergolas - Juan García-Lastra Zorrilla, LASTRA&ZORRILLA 11:40-12:05 (25min)

› PumpItUp, gite mobile for the European cultural capital Esch-sur-Alzette 2022 - Bernd Stimpfle, formTL ingenieure für tragwerk und leichtbau gmbh 12:05-12:30 (25min)

› The integration of CAD and FEA for lightweight design and analysis - Ann-Kathrin Goldbach, Technische Universität München = Technical University of Munich 12:30-12:55 (25min)

13:00 - 14:00 (1h)

Lunch

14:00 - 16:05 (2h05)

Tensioned membrane structures: the seventh building material

U4

Paul Lacorre

› Computational design workflow for a complex cable network - Jef Rombouts, Bollinger + Grohmann S.A.R.L. 14:00-14:25 (25min)

› Development and validation of an experimental methodology for the characterization and FEM analysis of fibre-reinforced architectural meshes - Salvatore Viscuso, Politecnico di Milano, Dept. of Architecture, Built Environment and Construction Engineering 14:25-14:50 (25min)

› Parametric workflow approach in membrane design, from details to construction - Rémi JOURNO, formTL 14:50-15:15 (25min)

› Testing Parameters for uniaxial short-term tensile tests of ETFE foils and their connections - Dominik Runge, Institute for Metal and Lightweight Structures 15:15-15:40 (25min)

14:00 - 16:05 (2h05)

Structural membrane: an answer to issues of the 21st century

U5

Carl Maywald

› Integrating sustainability aspects in the teaching of lightweight structures and their comparison with common structures - Heidrun Bögner-Balz, Heidrun Bögner-Balz 14:00-14:25 (25min)

› The environmental performance of membrane structures - Zehra Eryuruk, Vrije Universiteit Brussel 14:25-14:50 (25min)

› A comparative LCA between a Textile Façade Retrofit and conventional solutions - Giulia Procaccini, Politecnico di Milano 14:50-15:15 (25min)

› ATLAS architectural membrane as a core element for larger and energy efficient air domes - Alexandra Sonnenberg, Alexandra Sonnenberg, Fabio Rigato, Dusan Olaj 15:15-15:40 (25min)

› T-shade: experimental case study conducted to reuse t-shirts as a tensile-shading system - Amirhossein Ahmadnia, Politecnico Di Milano 15:40-16:05 (25min)

16:05 - 16:25 (20min)

Coffee break

16:25 - 17:15 (50min)

Structural membrane: an answer to issues of the 21st century

U4

Rogier Houtman

› Comparison of PE coated PE weave to PVC coated PES weave - Rogier Houtman, Tentech BV 16:25-16:50 (25min)

› Advancing the Design of Sustainable ETFE Membrane Structures: Insights from the Lighten Consortium Project - Mohammad Hosein Nejabatmeimandi, Tensys Ltd, University of Trento [Trento] 16:50-17:15 (25min)

16:25 - 17:15 (50min)

Structural membrane: contemporary, innovative, adaptive daring and impactful solutions

U5

Karsten Moritz

› Swatch Omega Headquaters - Multifunctional ETFE-modules in the building envelope - Karsten MORITZ, Karsten MORITZ 16:25-16:50 (25min)

› Temporary structure Grand Palais Éphémère - Patrick Vaillant, IASO S.L. - Feike Reitsma, IASO S.L. 16:50-17:15 (25min)

17:15 - 18:15 (1h)

The retractable roof of the Philippe Chatrier centre court at Roland Garros

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Louis Ratajczak

18:15 - 20:00 (1h45)

Cocktail drink

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