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How Strong is the DuraWeave Fabric used on QuickStructures buildings?

To demonstrate the strength of the DuraWeave® fabric used on QuickStructures® buildings, a custom framework of steel tubing and DuraWeave fabric was created to show the performance under unusual conditions. The strength demonstration was performed by lifting a 6,200-pound truck with a fabric panel of only 12 feet by 24 feet in dimensions. QuickStructures decided to test the hypothesis: “Could DuraWeave fabric lift the weight of something as heavy as a truck?” The answer to the question was captured by video in the footage below.




Truck positioned on 12’ x 24’ DuraWeave fabric panel



6 forklifts provided equal tension to the 12,000 lb-rated chains

DuraWeave fabric panel holding the 6200 lb truck

The 6200 lb load remained suspended for 2 minutes