M2S2 modular deployable composite shelters: concept and loading criteria
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Article Title | M2S2 modular deployable composite shelters: concept and loading criteria |
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ERA Journal ID | 4156 |
Article Category | Article |
Authors | Omar, Tarek (Author), Heldt, Tim (Author), Key, P. (Author) and Van Erp, Gerard (Author) |
Journal Title | Australian Journal of Structural Engineering |
Journal Citation | 6 (3), pp. 217-226 |
Number of Pages | 10 |
Year | 2006 |
Place of Publication | Crows Nest, NSW |
ISSN | 1328-7982 |
2204-2261 | |
Web Address (URL) | http://search.informit.com.au/documentSummary;dn=226445906914070 |
Abstract | Deployable shelters of various forms have been utilised since ancient civilisation. The need for these systems has not diminished over time, and development continues for military forces, civilian humanitarian aid, and post-natural disaster scenarios. Recent developments have focussed variously on tent type structures, air beam technology and steel frames supporting soft fabric, yet none have fully satisfied the deployability requirements. This paper is divided into two parts. The first presents the performance criteria for deployable shelters, reviews the different deployable shelter systems developed to date and presents the concept of M2S2 including the initial panel investigations. The second part discusses the loading criteria for deployable shelters. Due to the lightness of this type of structures, wind loads are the most critical loading type that drives the design. A generic approach of assessing wind pressure on deployable shelters is presented and applied for two international loading codes. |
Keywords | deployable shelters; military modular shelter system; M2S2; multi-pultrusion fibre composite; truss systems; air beams; analysis techniques; applied loads; deployability; erection processes; fiber composites; frame analyses; humanitarian aids; main frames; military forces; natural disasters; prestressing cables; rigid pvcs; steel frames; type structures |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 400510. Structural engineering |
401001. Engineering design | |
401602. Composite and hybrid materials | |
Public Notes | Files associated with this item cannot be displayed due to copyright restrictions. |
Byline Affiliations | Department of Agricultural, Civil and Environmental Engineering |
Alcan Engineering, Australia | |
Kencana Starch Asia Pacific, Malaysia |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/9xywq/m2s2-modular-deployable-composite-shelters-concept-and-loading-criteria
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