I am trying to model/simulate a hollow inflatable beam, which is air-tight and constraint by fibers (inextensible). So the main idea is to have a basic hollow cylinder with thins walls. This cylinder should be filled with air at a pressure of 100kPa. See attached file for the cylinder. Now my question is how would I go about modelling this… Show more

Hello Shawn, Thank you for your elaborate response, however this is not entirely the problem I am trying to solve. I realize that my initial question was not entirely clear. I will attach an image of a structure similar to what I am trying to solve and try to explain it in a bit more detail. The tubes are actually not part of a much longer…