Contestabile, M and Iuorio, O orcid.org/0000-0003-0464-296X (2019) A digital design process for shell structures. In: Proceedings of IASS Annual Symposia. 60th Anniversary Symposium of the International Association for Shell and Spatial Structures Structural Membranes 2019, 06-10 Oct 2019, Barcelona, Spain. International Association for Shell and Spatial Structures (IASS)
Abstract
Over the last few decades, the design of freeform structures has undergone a radical change: powerful computational tools within parametric environment associated with digital fabrication techniques are pushing the boundaries of architecture towards bold solutions. The present work proposes a digital workflow for a shell in compression. The design process starts with the form-finding phase, which generates a hanging model. Through the interoperability of digital tools within parametric environment, optimization of the shape and structural analysis were carried out in order to investigate its behavior. The resulting surface is subject to tessellation, planarization of its cells that take into account fabrication constrains, and the 3D generation of panels composing the thickness of the structure. In order to accomplish an easier assembly process a hypothesis of a puzzle-like connection system was developed. The whole process provides a guidance for the design of freeform shell by the creation of a “customized” digital workflow implemented by digital fabrication techniques for the realization phase.
Metadata
Item Type: | Proceedings Paper |
---|---|
Authors/Creators: |
|
Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | This conference paper has been accepted for publication in Proceedings of IASS Annual Symposia. Reproduced in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy. |
Keywords: | fabrication; hexagonal tessellation; parametric modelling; planarization; shell design; structural analysis |
Dates: |
|
Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Engineering & Physical Sciences (Leeds) > School of Civil Engineering (Leeds) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 12 Nov 2019 11:33 |
Last Modified: | 08 Dec 2020 15:59 |
Published Version: | https://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/iass/piass/... |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | International Association for Shell and Spatial Structures (IASS) |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:153362 |