A.V.RamaniPVC may not be the best. There are pultruded FRP poles. #-Link-Snipped-#Can these type of poles bend? I am planning to design a flexible pole tent similar to backpack tents...

I am planning to design my own cost effective tent. I have seen some companies which make use of PVC as a material for tent poles. See <#-Link-Snipped-# Most of...

While designing a backpacking tent which involves bending of poles, which beam formula should I use? Straight beam or curved beam?

I wish to design a geodesic backpacking tent. A geodesic backpacking tent is a tent which is uses flexible poles which are arranged in a criss cross pattern. The fabric...

Hi, I am a second year mechanical engineering student currently working on a project which involves designing a green house with PVC tubes. The green house will be tunnel shaped...