Demetres Briassoulis

TL;DR: In this paper, a 3D computational simulation and a full-scale experiment using two kinds of cladding material, namely an impermeable plastic film and permeable nets, were used to analyze the airflow around an elevated permeable panel.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors deal with the analysis of the behavior and the state of stress developing in a silo shell under real asymmetric pressure distributions concerning both storing and discharge, and suggest that the design of such structures may not neglect the asymmetric features of the real pressures developed by the stored material.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors proposed a new formulation which removes all shear and membrane locking mechanisms from the finite element equations of the structural C0 shell, plate and beam elements, and employed full integration with the proposed formulation to eliminate zero energy modes problem, and/or softening effects associated with the use of the reduced integration in C0 plate and shell element applications.

TL;DR: In this article, the mechanical behavior of low-density polyethylene (LDPE) films under various combinations of pre-tension and uniform pressure schemes is investigated experimentally and numerically using the finite element method of analysis.

TL;DR: In this article, a systematic review of the current state-of-the-art of structural parameters, standard and regulations, most common agricultural applications of nets and their supporting structures has been developed by means of a literature study, technical investigations, interviews with permeable covering producers, specialised greenhouse builders and growers, who are familiar with infrastructured cladding applications.