Static structures (e.g. – buildings) – Shaped or strengthened by fluid pressure – Fluid pressure is subatmospheric
Patent
1976-06-11
1978-01-17
Perham, Alfred C.
Static structures (e.g., buildings)
Shaped or strengthened by fluid pressure
Fluid pressure is subatmospheric
E04B 134
Patent
active
040684180
ABSTRACT:
An inflatable structural member and a structure employing such inflatable members. The structural members each comprise an inner, air-impermeable inflatable tube made from an inexpensive, extruded, thermoplastic material; and an outer flexible sheath restraining the inner tube when it is inflated. The sheath is also constructed to shape the tube to a desired curved shape.
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