A tensile structure is a construction of elements carrying only tension and no compression or bending. The term tensile should not be confused with tensegrity, which is a structural form with both tension and compression elements. Tensile structures are the most common type of thin-shell structures. A tensile membrane structure is most often used as a roof, as they can economically and attractively span large distances.
Antonio Gaudi used the concept in reverse to create a compression-only structure for the Colonia Guell Church. He created a hanging tensile model of the church to calculate the compression forces and to experimentally determine the column and vault geometries.
This form of construction has only become more rigorously analyzed and widespread in large structures in the latter part of the twentieth century.
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tensile_structure
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This form of construction has only become more rigorously analyzed and widespread in large structures in the latter part of the twentieth century.
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tensile_structure
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