Mobile and Rapidly Assembled Structures III

Structures which move in the course of normal use, or which have to be assembled at high speed on a relatively unprepared site, present new and unique challenges for both designers and analysts. There is, however, little available literature on this rapidly developing area. This book fulfills the need for a collection detailing state-of-the-art advances in mobile and rapidly assembled structures. It has been compiled in order to share common experiences amongst engineers, architects and researchers working throughout the world on their design, analysis, manufacture and deployment. The contributions, which were originally presented at the Third International Conference on Mobile and Rapidly Assembled Structures, cover the following Bridges; Inflated Structures; Temporary Structures; Protective Structures; Self-regulating Structures; Deployable Structures; and Construction and Repair.