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FORM and FORCE 2019 incorporates the IASS 60th Anniversary Symposium (IASS SYMPOSIUM 2019) and the 9th Int. Conference on Textile Composites and Inflatable Structures (STRUCTURAL MEMBRANES 2019)

Theme and Topics: The theme of the 2019 Symposium will be Form and force. In this symposium we aim to connect academia, companies by organizing an exposition during the symposium. Academics and companies are invited to design, build and expose innovative structures. The challenge that the organizers set is to present step-changing new concepts that will lead to a better, innovative world and a better build environment. Special attention will be given to design, engineering, construction, operation and maintenance of shell and spatial structures as well as the potential impact that digital technology and BIM can have and has on the built environment and how we can improve our built environment with this technology.

Previous Conferences: The IASS symposia has rotated around the world since the 1960s. Previous conference venues have been Brazil (2013), Seoul (2012), London (2011), Shanghai (2010), Hamburg2017 and Boston (2018). The structural membranes symposia were located in Barcelona, Stuttgart and Munich.

Visitors Profile: Visitors come from all over the world from a variety of sectors: Art, Architecture, Engineering (Civil and Structural) and Construction. We have attendees from companies, government and academia. Our regular conference visitors include executive level management from large architecture, engineering and construction firms involved in key projects all over the world: stadia, tall and large buildings, bridges, infrastructure and other large projects. We pay special attention to a maximum synergy between companies and academics with a special focus to developers, building installations advisors and contractors, building owners, etc.

Exposition and Design Contest: Before and during the symposium an exposition will be on display which will include the best entries of an international design contest. This exposition will feature objects from the domain of membrane, shell and spatial structures. The contest is open for everybody. This contest is organized by WG21 in close cooperation with the symposium organizers. More information can be found on the website of WG21: http://www.manufacturingmaterials.org

Competition and exhibition of innovative lightweight structures: An invitation for artists, designers, engineers, and researchers

Organized by the new IASS Working Group 21 “Advanced manufacturing and materials” in close cooperation with the IASS Symposium 2019 and the Structural Membranes 2019 Conference, Barcelona.

Internationally recognized and celebrated artists, designers, engineers, and researchers in cooperation with top universities from all over the world are invited to participate in a contest and exhibition of innovative lightweight structures. The structures must display a strong vision of structural design and innovation. They should demonstrably be the result of structural engineering focused research projects. It is our ambition to have an exhibition that shows new insights on structural typologies, through the design of a pavilion. The pavilions will be exhibited in the summer of 2019 and during the joint IASS - Structural Membranes Form and Force 2019 symposium in Barcelona. During the conference the jury of the contest, chaired by the president of the IASS, will award a prize to the most innovative realized structure.

More information: http://www.manufacturingmaterials.org/competition.html

One week overview in membrane and lightweight structures.

It is observed that there is a great demand for membrane and lightweight structures in its different forms since it can be used for covering huge open spaces with minimal intervention and minimal construction time. Especially in tropical and sun-drenched countries the market is growing rapidly. The technologies of textile building have been advanced and developed enough to be used as important building material in construction all over the world. But only a few experienced people and companies are able to finally implement these challenging projects.

The Tensile intense program is created to provide a concentrated overview and universal understanding for the entire process of textile building, starting with the design, following the steps of analysis, detailing, dimensioning, calculating and ending with the erection of a membrane and lightweight structure.

The certificate is an introductory part of the international certificate study program as well as the master program in Membrane Structures to which it can be extended at the Anhalt University.

Cities are the living space of the future. By 2050 nearly 70 per cent of the global population will be living in metropolitan centres and megacities, which means new ways of life and with this, new demands on textiles. The special show “Urban-Living – City of the Future” at both Techtextil and Texprocess is therefore certain to attract a wide audience. The mission to bring technology and textile together in order to safeguard quality of life in the cities is the greatest challenge facing advanced materials in architecture, clothing and mobility. The trade fairs Techtextil and Texprocess (14 to 17 May 2019) focus on this theme. Under the motto “Space for Innovation” Techtextil, the Leading International Trade Fair for Technical Textiles and Nonwovens, will present the complete spectrum of technical textiles, functional apparel textiles and textile technologies and their applications. “Space for Progress” is the motto of the concurrent Texprocess, the Leading International Trade Fair for Processing Textile and Flexible Materials, which will show the latest machines, plant, processes and services for making up textile and flexible materials.

The strategic aim of the trade fairs is to bring together textile manufacturers, users and processors who are in advance of their time and transcend sector boundaries. Techtextil will focus on functional and smart textiles, and a comprehensive complementary programme of lectures, discussions, awards and other events will offer supplementary insights for industry insiders. By contrast, Texprocess will focus on digitalisation as a driver of innovation in the textile industry. Following the positive response to last year’s event, a digital textile micro-factory will once again show a fully networked textile production chain in live operation. In addition to a production chain for garments, the complete process for textiles for other areas of application will also be shown for the first time.

See also https://techtextil.messefrankfurt.com/frankfurt/en.html

Please find the flyer for the upcoming symposium 2019 - http://www.tensinet.com/files/Tensinet_Symposia/TS2019_Flyer.pdf 

Don't miss the deadline for SUBMISSION ABSTRACT - 31st May 2018

09.30 -10.00 welcome with coffee

10.00 – 12.30 meeting part 1

12.30 – 13.00 break

13.00 – 16.00 meeting part 2

This year, the Institute for Metal and Lightweight Structures of the University of Duisburg-Essen organizes the Essener Membranbau Symposium for the fourth time. The objective of the symposium is the exchange between experts in the fields of research, design and execution of membrane structures. The presentations consider up-to-date topics of particular interest:

• Overview over the state of the art in the standardization work for membrane structures and tents and the use of stainless steel,
• Determination of real stress and deformation of structural membranes in large-scale membrane component tests,
• Overview over past and current tent structures,
• Dimensioning of steel cables for membrane structures conforming to standards,
• Impact of atmospheric exposure and loading on chemical structure and mechanical properties of ETFE foils,
• New software solutions for formfinding and integration of CAD-data in the FE-model,
• A novel architectural woven membrane with coloured patterns for the Al Bayt stadium in Qatar,
• Development and use of large-scale umbrellas as roofing.

Papers will be published in the proceedings.

The conference language will be German.

More information on the TensiNet Symposium 2019 and the possibility to sponsor our event see:

http://www.tensinet.com/files/Tensinet_Symposia/TS19COM_StD_Introduction%20TS%20website.pdf

http://www.tensinet.com/files/Tensinet_Symposia/TS19_Donor%20Benefits.pdf

DEADLINE POSTPONED MONDAY 18th June

Dear Colleague,

We are delighted to invite you to participate and submit your abstract to the 6th International TensiNet Symposium “Softening the Habitats: Sustainable Innovations in Minimal Mass Structures and Lightweight Architectures” that will take place from the 3rd to the 5th of June 2019 at Politecnico di Milano, in Milan, Italy.

Abstracts Submission is OPEN until MONDAY 18th June.

Abstract Template is available on our website www.tensinet2019.polimi.it

The 2019 TensiNet Symposium edition will open a twofold reflection - by means of both the conference and exhibition - on current innovations, trends and strategies in the field of lightweight membrane structures and mainly on the future of those technologies, which the TensiNet Association is interested in: tensile and pneumatic structures, textile architecture, membranes and foils, ultra-lightweight constructions and structural skins.

Three days of inspiring keynote lectures and plenary sessions, followed by parallel sessions and an open panel discussion will create a very special event where experts in the areas of membrane architecture and engineering, as well as researchers and industry representatives are invited to contribute to constructive debates on soft structures, softening the environment and soft skins.

For more details, please visit the congress website www.tensinet2019.polimi.it

We look forward to welcoming you in Milan.

Best Regards,

TS2019 organizing committee

Politecnico di Milano

Alessandra Zanelli, Carol Monticelli

TensiNet association

Evi Corne, Marijke Mollaert, Bernd Stimpfle

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TensiNet Symposium 2019 - Softening the Habitats

Politecnico di Milano

tensinet2019symposium@polimi.it

Techtextil provides an overview of the latest developments in the industry. An extensive supporting programme provides additional technical inspiration and opportunities for discussions.

Maffeis engineering is looking for specialized Engineers and Architects in the field of lightweight structures that may have a good background and would speaks German.

The knowledge of followings software is mandatory: Cad 2d/3d advance, Sketchup and Layout, Rhino Grasshopper, Revit Dynamo & Inventor

Candidate replies shall be addressed directly to hr@maffeis.it

Wir suchen Bauingenieure mit 2-jähriger Erfahrung und Junior Bauingenieure ohne Arbeitserfahrung für unser Büro in Solagna (VI), Italien

Wenn du in einem jungen und dynamischen Team mitarbeiten willst, den Senior Ingenieuren bei der Ausarbeitung von FEM Modellen und Analysen, Statischen Modellen und Berechnungen und Detailplanung sowie Ausschreibungen im internationalen Kontext unterstützen willst, dann bewirb dich!

Qualifikationen/Erfahrung:

• Universitätsabschluss als Bauingenieur - Konstruktiver Ingenieurba
  
• Kenntnis der Stahlbau oder Massivbau Eurocodes
  
• 2-jährige Arbeitserfahrung
  
• Fähigkeit kleine Projekte selbst abzuwickel
  
• Fähigkeit mit minimaler Beaufsichtigung zu Arbeite
  
• 3-sprachig (deutsch, italienisch, englisch
  
• CAD, Straus7, SAP2000 FEM Analysis Software
  

Kernaufgaben:

• Statik und Angebotszeichnungen in Angebotshas
  
• Entwicklung von konstruktiven Lösungen

Falls in dieser oder ähnlicher Rolle interessiert, bitte eine email mit Europass CV an hr@maffeis.it

Wir suchen Architekten mit 2-jähriger Erfahrung für unser Büro in Solagna (VI), Italien

Wenn du in einem jungen und dynamischen Team mitarbeiten willst, an Projekten aus aller Welt im Fassadenbereich aber auch in anderen Ingenieurbereichen Details ausarbeiten, 3D und BIM Modellen und Berechnungen ausarbeiten und Detailplanung sowie Ausschreibungen im internationalen Kontext unterstützen willst, dann bewirb dich!

Qualifikationen/Erfahrung:

• Universitätsabschluss als Architekt oder Bauingenieu
  
• 2-jährige Arbeitserfahrung
  
• Fähigkeit kleine Projekte selbst abzuwickel
  
• Fähigkeit mit minimaler Beaufsichtigung zu Arbeite
  
• 3-sprachig (deutsch, italienisch, englisch
  
• CAD, Rhino+Grasshopper, Revit, Office, Photoshop
  

Kernaufgaben:

• Mitarbeit an Großprojekten im deutschen Sprachrau
  
• Entwicklung von Details und Lösungen im Fassadenbereich und sonstigen konstruktiven Teilbereichen.

Falls in dieser oder ähnlicher Rolle interessiert bitte ein email mit Europass CV hr@maffeis.it