Form-Finding of Membrane Structures and Necessary Stabilization of this Process

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The aim of this contribution is a form-finding process. It is the problem of initial pre-stressed shape generation of membrane constructions. The contribution deals with specific aspects of this process and the necessity of introducing stabilization with regard to its practical application. Individual examples will show the results of methods described in this paper.

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