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the_non_categorized_inflatables [2008-02-16 20:50] – 62.166.51.71the_non_categorized_inflatables [2014-09-24 21:12] – [The Non Catagorized Inflatables] cocky
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 +Chinese farmers near the Zhongyuan oil fields in China's Henan province carry back to their homes giant plastic bags filled with natural gass stolen from wells along the road. They use the gas for cooking and heating, causing annual losses of more than 20 million yuan (5 million guilders) to the oil companies.\\
 +source:"Lightness" - The inevitable renaissance of minimum energy structures, Adriaan Beukers - Ed van Hinte\\
 +source: http://www.lightness-studios.nl/ and
 +http://www.resourceinvestor.com/2005/09/02/reckless-oil-and-gas-theft-running-rampant-in-chin
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--Chinese farmers near the Zhongyuan oil fields in China's Henan province carry back to their homes giant plastic bags filled with natural gass stolen from wells along the road. They use the gas for cooking and heating, causing annual losses of more than 20 million yuan (5 million guilders) to the oil companies.\\ +
-source: book "Lightness" - The inevitable renaissance of minimum energy structures, Adriaan Beukers - Ed van Hinte\\+
 -Floating bridge over the Ganges\\ -Floating bridge over the Ganges\\
 "Ramnagar fort is on the Ganga’s east bank, and we live on the west. We crossed the river on foot across the recently completed pontoon bridge, constructed of a series of planks on top of large floating tanks. The bridge creates a bit of a bouncing and swaying sensation as you cross, and the bicycles and motorbikes sharing the bridge made the crossing a bit nerve wracking, but it was really quite beautiful to be able to stand out in the middle of the river and look out at the city curving away along its western bank. Crossing back in the early evening, we got to see, for the first time, the sun setting over the Ganga."\\ "Ramnagar fort is on the Ganga’s east bank, and we live on the west. We crossed the river on foot across the recently completed pontoon bridge, constructed of a series of planks on top of large floating tanks. The bridge creates a bit of a bouncing and swaying sensation as you cross, and the bicycles and motorbikes sharing the bridge made the crossing a bit nerve wracking, but it was really quite beautiful to be able to stand out in the middle of the river and look out at the city curving away along its western bank. Crossing back in the early evening, we got to see, for the first time, the sun setting over the Ganga."\\
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 -Air Cushions, The Urban Search and Rescue team uses these for lifting immensely heavy objects. When deflated, the bags can be inserted under objects, even when there is very little room available. Once inserted, the bag is filled with air via the attached connection and hose which are clearly visible in the photos above. As the bag fills it lifts the load on top of it. -Air Cushions, The Urban Search and Rescue team uses these for lifting immensely heavy objects. When deflated, the bags can be inserted under objects, even when there is very little room available. Once inserted, the bag is filled with air via the attached connection and hose which are clearly visible in the photos above. As the bag fills it lifts the load on top of it.
 source: http://www.buitink-technology.com/\\ source: http://www.buitink-technology.com/\\
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 +A device called “tunnel plug” will be used in subway system in New York City, to help halt the rising tides, floods and gas, from hurricanes like Sandy. This giant inflatable plug could protect NYC subways from flooding
 +The MTA is looking into using the Resilient Tunnel Plug, a massive capsule that blows up to hold back water.
  
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--Worker mouth blowing glass to prepare a flower vase  
-source: http://www.amitgoel.com/venice/image21.JPG\\ 
--Simone Decker. Chewing-gum, Venice Biennale, 1999\\ 
-The bubble-gum series includes shots of wads of gum stretched between buildings, and the giant-looking bubbles. The chewing gum is real, chewed, chewing gum and, in the pictures, there appears to be a lot, but I only used a few packages for the entire series of thirty installations. I blew the biggest bubbles I could and then put the gum very close to the camera, about thirty centimetres away, to make it appear giant. Gum is such a common material that the contrast between these small wads of it and the big sculptures being shown at the biennale — and just the cultural weight of Venice — was great. 
-source: http://www.walrusmagazine.com/\\ 
  
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-- +-Lanselevillard, France 
-Lanselevillard, France +\\
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-Main material: Wood +
-Span: 52 m +
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-Timeframe: 2005-2006\\+
 -Temporary Bridge for heavy load -Temporary Bridge for heavy load
 Project Project
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 Load: 500 kN Load: 500 kN
 Weight: 10'000 Kg Weight: 10'000 Kg
-Current Status +Current Status - 
-Design phase +Design phase\\ 
-Timeframe: 2004-2005\\+Airlight is among specialized in lightweight and large span structures: Tensairity.  
 +What is the difference between Tensairity and existing pneumatic structures?  
 +The innovative Tensairity-concept and the fact that air pressure is totally independent of the span and slenderness of the constituting elements. In other words: Tensairity allows the construction of very light roof structures with extremely long span. The load bearing capacity of Tensairity is so high that with a pressure of 200 mbar it is already possible to build temporary bridges even suitable for heavy transports. Compared with traditional airbeams, Tensairity needs just 1% of air pressure. With such low pressure, air losses are easily compensated. 
 +Many other fields of application are possible: floating structures, sport equipment, airships and even aerospace applications.\\
 source:http://www.airlight.biz\\ source:http://www.airlight.biz\\
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-Army decoys\\+Army decoys\\source: warrelics.eu
  
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