An Evaluation of the Trelleborg Inflatable Medical Tent

Abstract : The Trelleborg Medical Tent, an inflatable tent of interest to the Canadian Forces, has been investigated to assess its potential in providing both a medical shelter and a collective protection shelter. Pressurization measurements are reported and a general purging analysis is included. Thermal and structural properties are reviewed. Dynamic (wind) loads and static (snow) loads have also been analysed. Keywords: Heating and Loading.