Textile Membrane; Unlike reinforced concrete structures, it is a building material that takes shape (balance form) according to the pre-tension force formed by asymmetrical tensile force, not pressure, and acts as both a carrier and a cover. The pre-tensioning force to be applied is related to the form and design of the structure and arises after static calculations.
These materials, which have a wide range of applications from canopies, stadiums, amphitheaters, parking lots, market places, show halls, various park and recreation structures, entrance canopies, airport structures;
The cover material used in PVC membrane structures is a special type of fabric obtained by weaving the fibers (polyester weaving), which are the main carriers of the membrane cover. The fibers can be coated with various chemicals to protect the membrane cover against external factors and to ensure water/air tightness. PVC (PolyVinylChloride) An additional coating can be made on these coatings, which have very little contribution to the main strength, both to give them a self-cleaning surface feature and to increase the resistance against ultraviolet and other external effects. Pvdf, TiO2 (titanium dioxide), Fluotope, TX…… There are also mesh types that show non-fiber plastic behaviors in these materials.