Stressed arch modular deployable composite shelters: concept and development

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Omar, T., Van Erp, G. and Key, P. W.. 2006. "Stressed arch modular deployable composite shelters: concept and development ." Mirmiran, A. and Nanni, A. (ed.) CICE 2006: 3rd International Conference on FRP Composites in Civil Engineering. Miami, United States 13 - 15 Dec 2006 Miami, Fl, USA.

Paper/Presentation Title	Stressed arch modular deployable composite shelters: concept and development
Presentation Type	Paper
Authors	Omar, T. (Author), Van Erp, G. (Author) and Key, P. W. (Author)
Editors	Mirmiran, A. and Nanni, A.
Journal or Proceedings Title	Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on FRP Composites in Civil Engineering (CICE 2006)
Number of Pages	4
Year	2006
Place of Publication	Miami, Fl, USA
ISBN	0615135862
Web Address (URL) of Paper	http://www.iifc-hq.org/cice2006/
Conference/Event	CICE 2006: 3rd International Conference on FRP Composites in Civil Engineering
Event Details	CICE 2006: 3rd International Conference on FRP Composites in Civil Engineering Event Date 13 to end of 15 Dec 2006 Event Location Miami, United States
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 mainly on tent type structures, air beam technology and steel frames supporting soft fabric, yet none of these systems have fully satisfied the deployability requirements. The Military Modular Shelter System (M2S2) initiative is a research project that aims to develop a fibre composite re-deployable arched shelter system with rigid or fabric cladding. The main frames are formed from modular fibre composite panels that are connected and stressed in position by prestressing cables. Different geometries can be obtained using this system by changing the number of panels per frame and the packer sizes between panels. This paper presents the concept of M2S2 with background about existing systems followed by the development and testing of an innovative, simple to manufacture, truss module that was investigated as part of this project. The test results showed good characteristics. These include having alternate load paths and failure initiated and propagated in the web with no, undesirable, failure observed in the adhesive layers.
Keywords	shelters; composites; deployable; hanger; strarch; truss
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020	401001. Engineering design
	400510. Structural engineering
	401602. Composite and hybrid materials
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Byline Affiliations	Fibre Composites Design and Development
	Kencana Starch Asia Pacific, Malaysia

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