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Due to their small thickness, membranes can be easily bent, but are comparatively difficult to stretch. Hence, in studying the packaging of membranes it is normal to model them as inextensional plates of zero thickness.
Based, apart from Section 4.3, on a chapter of the forthcoming book “Structural Concepts” by K. Miura and S. Pellegrino.
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Pellegrino, S., Vincent, J.F.V. (2001). How to Fold a Membrane. In: Pellegrino, S. (eds) Deployable Structures. International Centre for Mechanical Sciences, vol 412. Springer, Vienna. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-7091-2584-7_4
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