Announcement & calls

Announcement & calls

• Prospect for European Guidance for the Structural design of Tensile Membrane Structures
  Tensioned Membrane Structures have unique properties compared to the more conventional built environment. Besides their low self-weight and high flexibility these structures are known to be 'optimally' constructed, as they are only loaded in tension. It results in shapes adapted to the flow of forces and a minimum of material needed to realise the span. Despite a considerable amount of scientific knowledge exists, only few design codes are available. A common standardised approach as well as a comprehensive European design standard is needed in order to provide verification techniques, a common pool of design approaches and to achieve a harmonized safety level. Within CEN/TC 250/WG 5, CEN/TC 248/WG 4, the TensiNet Association and COST Action TU1303, an international team of researchers, engineers, architects, material producers and manufacturers has been working on this report. The final aim is to develop a Eurocode for the Structural Design of Tensile Membrane Structures, which will help to design and implement these lightweight structures. The report consists of three major parts: 1) general explanations giving scientific and technical background for the design of membrane structures, 2) state-of-the-art overview on existing national and European rules and recommendations on the design of membrane structures, and 3) proposals for European harmonized design rules, which could be part of the future Eurocode for Tensile Membrane Structures. Authors: STRANGHÖNER N.; UHLEMANN Jörg; BILGINOGLU Faruk; BLETZINGER Kai-Uwe; BÖGNER-BALZ Heidrun; CORNE Evi; GIBSON Nick; GOSLING Peter; HOUTMAN Rogier; LLORENS Josep; MALINOWSKY Marc; MARION Jean-Marc; MOLLAERT Marijke; NIEGER Meike; NOVATI Giorgio; SAHNOUNE Farid; SIEMENS Peter; STIMPFLE Bernd; TANEV Vatyu; THOMAS Jean-Christophe; RAPOSO DE M. DO N. E S. DE SOTTO MAYOR Maria Luisa Editors: DIMOVA Silvia; MOLLAERT Marijke; PINTO VIEIRA Artur; DENTON Steve
• European Training Network ActaReBuild - call to candidate
  The European Training Network ActaReBuild – Acoustic and Thermal Retrofit of Buildings, offers 10 funded doctoral positions with starting date during the academic year 2022/23. ActaReBuild provides research and training in retrofit of office building stock in Europe by means a new generation of sustainable materials and building components. Doctoral candidates will learn how to improve and guarantee acoustic and thermal performance of buildings that undergo renovation processes while minimizing embodied carbon production. The training offered to 10 Doctoral Candidates interconnected through the network will enforce their research and transferable skills necessary for thriving careers in this burgeoning area. This goal will be achieved by a unique, interdisciplinary combination of specialized “hands-on” research training supported by high-quality joint PhD degree supervision; by performing of secondments at industrial partners; participation at courses and workshops on scientific and complementary “soft” skills facilitated by the academic and non-academic partners of the consortium. Thanks to network-wide interactions, DCs will get acquainted with a variety of novel building materials and solutions (bio-, nano-, meta-, recycled, 3D printed materials and multilayer structural skins), measurement techniques and assessment methods (such as life cycle analysis and sustainability assessment, psychoacoustic methods, specialized thermal behaviour experiments and a variety of simulation techniques in acoustics, energy, hygrothermal behaviour). We are looking for researchers willing to combine research and professional training, and willing to travel. Candidates must have a master’s degree in a relevant field of study. ActaReBuild network language is English. Are you interested?please send an email to: info@actarebuild.eu and we will let you know once the vacancies are opened. The recruitment platform will soon be operational! More information on Project Partners and PHD topics: see https://actarebuild.eu/
• TensiNet symposium 2023
  Symposium TENSINANTES 2023 We are pleased to announce you the upcoming 7th International TensiNet Symposium "Membrane architecture: the seventh established building material. Designing reliable and sustainable structures for the urban environment" which will take place at Nantes Université (France) in face-to-face! from Wednesday 7th till Friday 9th June 2023.
• TensiNet symposium 2023 - call for abstract -new deadline 15.07.2022
  Call for abstracts TensiNet Symposium 2023 Abstract submission – 15th July 2022 Abstract acceptance – 15th  September 2022 Paper submission – 1st December  2022 Paper acceptance or feedback – 1st February 2023 Revised paper submission – 1st March 2023  For more information see link https://tensinantes2023.sciencesconf.org/ Scientific CommitteeThe following members have confirmed their commitment to review abstracts and papers: Prof Adriana Angelotti (Politecnico di Milano), Ass Prof Paolo Beccarelli (University of Nottingham), Dipl Ing Arch Katja Bernert (Low and Bonar), Dr Alexis Bloch (Méca), Prof Heidrun Bögner-Balz(Hochschule für Technik Stuttgart), Dr Rabah Bouzidi (Université de Nantes), Roberto Canobbio (Canobbio Textile Engineering), Prof John Chilton (University of Nottingham), Prof Jan Cremers (H,ochschule für Technik Stuttgart), Prof Lars De Laet (Vrije Universiteit Brussel), Dr Olivier Flamand (Centre Scientifique et Technique du Bâtiment), Prof Gunther Filz(Aalto University), Dr Laurent Gornet (École Centrale de Nantes), Prof Peter Gosling (NewcastleUniversity, School of Engineering), Prof Josep Llorens (Universitat Politecnica de Catalunya), Prof Marijke Mollaert (Vrije Universiteit Brussel), Prof Arch Carol Monticelli (Politecnico di Milano), Prof Nicolas Pauli(Ecole Nationale Supérieure d'Architecture de Montpellier), Ass Prof Arno Pronk (Eindhoven University of Technology), Dr Monica Rychtáriková (KU Leuven, Belgium / STU Bratislava), Prof Franck Schoefs (Université de Nantes), DiplIng Bernd Stimpfle (formTL), Prof Natalie Stranghöner (Universität Duisburg-Essen), Ass Prof Martin Tamke (Royal Danish Academy), Prof Patrick Teuffel (Teuffel Engineering Consultants), Dr Jean-Christophe Thomas (Université de Nantes), Dr Ing Jörg Uhlemann, (Universität Duisburg-Essen), Adjunct Prof Salvatore Viscuso (Politecnico di Milano) and Prof Alessandra Zanelli (Politecnico di Milano).
• AZ Awards – now open for submissions
  The 11th edition of AZURE Magazine’s international architecture and design competition – the AZ Awards – is now open for submissions! The AZ Awards celebrates the world’s best projects, products and ideas.Select your most innovative and inspiring work in as many categories as applicable and submit to receive the exposure and acknowledgement that your exceptional work deserves. Click here for more information about the AZ Awards.   Early Bird Deadline: January 31, 2021 Final Submission Deadline: February 25, 2021
• A new roof for the Olympic stadium, Montreal
  REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATION FOR THE DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION, FINANCING AND MAINTENANCE OF THE NEW ROOF FOR THE MONTRÉAL OLYMPIC STADIUM The Régie des installations olympiques (the “Régie”) is launching an international request for qualification for the selection of candidates to carry out the work to replace the roof of the Montréal Olympic Stadium, using a “design, build, finance and maintain” approach. The aim of the project is to replace the roof of the Montréal Olympic Stadium to ensure its safety and reliability and to allow the Olympic Stadium to achieve its full potential as a year-round venue for events. The project also aims to preserve the heritage character of the Olympic Stadium, one of Québec’s great architectural monuments. For this reason, the project must be implemented in a way that ensures respect for, and the safety of, the existing Olympic Stadium structure, respect for the environment, and the safety of Stadium occupants. The project meets the government’s priorities for asset maintenance and investment in infrastructures used for sports, recreation, tourism and events. It is important to note that the Olympic Stadium was designed by its architect, Roger Taillibert, to be covered in order to protect its structure and systems from the harsh Montréal winter. An information session and site visit is foreseen. Deadline: Wednesday, January 29 2020, at 11:00 am.
• Subscribe the CODE OF CONDUCT
  TensiNet WG Good Practice - Code of Conduct TENSINET wants to ensure, that members committing to the code of conduct offer exclusively products and services on the market which fulfill the quality ordered by the client and which meet the applicable norms, standards and laws. In addition, they agree to take into account the state of the art (technology) and provide the highest possible quality. Every member should be aware of his individual responsibility for the quality of the own work. The delivery of quality serves to avoid errors and deficiencies, to ensure the satisfaction of the customer and finally the trust in structures with membrane materials. This does not only serve the respective company, but also the sustained growth and well-being of the membrane construction market. This is a major goal of TENSINET formulated in the Memorandum of Understanding.
• UPDATED VERSION NEW CALL ROUND ROBIN IV EXERCISE
  UPDATED VERSION NEW CALL ROUND ROBIN IV EXERCISEROUND ROBIN EXERCISE 4 - Reliability analysis of a simple membrane structure: a hyperbolic paraboloid The fourth Round Robin Exercise is launched by the TensiNet Working Group Specifications and WG5 of the COST Action TU1303 Novel Structural skins. The exercise is set up to evaluate the different methods used to obtain the reliability index and to collate the different reliability indexes for a simple tensioned hypar structure. In the document you will find the details of the exercise (dimensions, pretension, material properties, etc.). In this updated version prestress changed from 3 kN/m into 4 kN/m. Return your results by emailing to Elien.De.Smedt@vub.be