... display of behaviour (Fig 25), form and patterning (Fig 30), and stress distributions (Figs 35 and 36), are clearly useful aids to guide the design process The display and simple storage of stress ... between form, patterning, design loads and stress distributions that the use of CAD procedures is an essential feature in both the conceptual and developed design stages for tension structures; and ... cutting of initially stress- free fabric panels are also governed by the choice of design prestress levels and the warp/weft stress ratios, with allowances made for inservice load distributions and...