Here is article by an architect describing to other architects how to use and design with etfe.
Etfe roof price.
At less than 1 the weight of glass an etfe roof will give you corresponding savings in installation costs and a lower health and safety risk during installation.
We are the creator of wintess we develop and continuously improve solutions to design analysis and fabrication of tensile structures.
Roofing with etfe offers even more benefits.
There is online source of dupont etfe at about 485 for 12 foot by 12 foot by 0 25 mm thick sheet of etfe.
Super bowl 2019 under an etfe film roof from bavaria the venue in 2019 is the mercedes benz stadium in atlanta a stadium of superlatives.
In 2017 film specialist nowofol from siegsdorf played a decisive role in designin.
Texo etfe panels vs etfe cushions you are probably most familiar with etfe roof cushion systems where a double or multiple skin of etfe is given form by using air to inflate the.
Etfe is usually applied in several layers that must be inflated and require steady air pressure.
Developed over 40 years ago by dupont etfe has similar light transmission to glass but at just 1 of the weight.
Non linear analysis software for membrane structures creating solutions since hello.
Ethylene tetrafluoroethylene etfe is a fluorine based plastic polymer that offers a creative and lightweight alternative to glass.
Due its broad chemical resistance and good stress crack resistance flonfilm 300 is an effective.
Etfe foil offers excellent elasticity and its breaking point is higher than that of any comparable material.
For a roof subject to raindrops the workaround is to add another layer of film thus decreasing the deafening drumbeats of rain but increasing the construction price.
If you chose nowoflon et as your etfe foil the tensile strength is rated at 23 n mm at the limit of the material s plasticity at the elastic limit and 55 n mm at break.
Guide to building with etfe and etfe prices.
Also etfe transmits more sound than glass and can be too noisy for some places.
Whether it is a single layer or in cushion forms etfe foil systems are supported in an aluminium extrusion at the perimeter which in turn is supported by the main.
Selected projects realized using wintess structural revisit to german pavillion expo 67 montreal this interesting academic work by alba lópez gómez diego.