<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>The paper addresses the problem of the efficient shaping of curved steel rod structures conducted based on the enneper surface. The proposed parametric design process consists in linking the geometric shaping of grid models with their structural analysis and optimization, which is realized through the application of design tools working in the rhinoceros 3D software. The mechanical performance of lattices covered with glass panels is evaluated and the structures are pre-dimensioned. The presented aesthetic grid shells with good structural characteristics may constitute original coverings. however, the analysis, which targets an early stage of the design, aims at providing design guidelines to facilitate communication between architects and civil engineers.</p></abstract>

The paper addresses the problem of the efficient shaping of curved steel rod structures conducted based on the enneper surface. The proposed parametric design process consists in linking the geometric shaping of grid models with their structural analysis and optimization, which is realized through the application of design tools working in the rhinoceros 3D software. The mechanical performance of lattices covered with glass panels is evaluated and the structures are pre-dimensioned. The presented aesthetic grid shells with good structural characteristics may constitute original coverings. however, the analysis, which targets an early stage of the design, aims at providing design guidelines to facilitate communication between architects and civil engineers.

Shaping curved steel rod structures

Faculty of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Architecture

Technical Transactions

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The paper addresses the problem of the efficient shaping of curved steel rod structures conducted based on the enneper surface. The proposed parametric design...

Shaping curved steel rod structures

Online veröffentlicht: 21. Mai 2020

Seitenbereich: 87 - 98

Eingereicht: 02. Aug. 2018

DOI: https://doi.org/10.4467/2353737XCT.18.117.8892

Schlüsselwörter
parametric modeling, structural analysis, rod structures, Rhinoceros 3D, Grasshopper, Karamba 3D

© 2019 Jolanta Dźwierzyńska, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 Public License.

Shaping curved steel rod structures

Online veröffentlicht: 21. Mai 2020

Seitenbereich: 87 - 98

Eingereicht: 02. Aug. 2018

DOI: https://doi.org/10.4467/2353737XCT.18.117.8892

Schlüsselwörterparametric modeling, structural analysis, rod structures, Rhinoceros 3D, Grasshopper, Karamba 3D

© 2019 Jolanta Dźwierzyńska, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 Public License.

Schlüsselwörter
parametric modeling, structural analysis, rod structures, Rhinoceros 3D, Grasshopper, Karamba 3D