Fabric structure
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A fabric structure is a structure made of fabric, with or without a structural frame made from the weaving of the fabric itself . The technology provides end users a variety of aesthetic free-form building designs. Custom-made structures are engineered and fabricated to meet worldwide structural, flame retardant, weather-resistant, and natural force requirements.
Fabric structures are considered a sub-category of tensile structure.
A fabric structure's material selection, design, engineering, fabrication, and installation are integral components to ensuring a sound structure.
Fabric structure basics
Membrane materials
Most fabric structures are composed of actual fabric rather than meshes or films. Typically, the fabric is coated and laminated with synthetic materials for increased strength, durability, and environmental resistance. Among the most widely used materials are polyesters laminated or coated with polyvinyl chloride (PVC), and woven fiberglass coated with polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE).
Cotton canvas
The traditional fabric for fabric structures is light cotton twill, light canvas, or heavy proofed canvas.
Polyesters
Strength, durability, cost, and stretch make polyester material the most widely used in fabric structures.
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