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Showing 1 to 14 of 14 for “"Funicular"”.
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Free form finding of grid shell structures
… a numerical implementation that finds the funicular form of grid shell structures. Two methods are implemented for the form finding: the potential energy method (PEM) and the force density method (FDM). The PEM, inspired by the 3D hanging chain model, find the funicular form by minimization …
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Thrust Network Analysis : exploring three-dimensional equilibrium
… surfaces and networks. The method finds possible funicular solutions under gravitational loading within a defined envelope. Using projective geometry, duality theory and linear optimization, it provides a graphical and intuitive method, adopting the same advantages of techniques such as graphic …
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The constrained geometry of structures : optimization methods for inverse form-finding design
… systems: bending-active structures and funicular structures.
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Structural grid shell design with Islamic pattern topologies
… between Islamic patterns and the form finding of funicular grid shells for which structural performance is highly affected by topology and geometry. This thesis examines one such pattern through a parametric, performance-driven framework in the context of conceptual design, when many alternatives …
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Performance evaluation of spanning systems
… way. The systems considered are beams, trusses, funicular structures, and cable-stayed systems. The first part of the thesis examines system selection by evaluating the limits to each structural system and the relative efficiency of structural systems at different spans, depths, and loading …
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Nervi's design and construction methods for two thin-shell structures : the Leverone Field House and Thompson Arena
… unreliable representation of the behavior of the funicular concrete arch. Furthermore, never before published construction photos give clues to the construction of the first structure built with the "Nervi System" in the United States. Slight changes were made to the construction method from his …
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Analyzing and creating forms : rapid generation of graphic statics solutions through RhinoScript
… of simply supported reaction forces, funicular form-finding given restraints on the axial capacity of the material being used, and determination of axial forces within a pin-jointed truss loaded at its nodes. While only these three applications are explored in detail, the developed …
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Innervation des Cervidenhodens
… nerves reach the testis via three access routes (funicular, mesorchial and caudal). The nerves in the cervine testis are generally associated with the testicular arteries. From the veins to the testis, only those in the pampiniformis plexus display an intrinsic innervation. In the testicular …
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Development of a Reusable Thin-Shell Concrete Flooring System
… modern digital fabrication techniques and a funicular form. Inspired by the classical fan vault geometry, the segmented fan concrete shell consists of thin-shell glass fibre reinforced concrete elements which thrust against each other to maintain its structural form without any mortar. …
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Decoding details : integrating physics of assembly in discrete element structures
… on a structurally challenging discretized funicular funnel shell. The goal is to eliminate scaffolding during assembly using only joint details. Finite element (FE) analysis is performed at every step of the assembly sequence to show global and local instability. Local translation freedom …
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In Tension: Computational exploration of the design space of tensile network structures
… packages can be used to efficiently design funicular structures (that is, those that work in pure tension or pure compression) with additional designer driven objectives, but these techniques remain largely inaccessible to general designers, architects, and engineers due to the involved …
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A Study of the Transmission of Sensory Information in the Cat Spinal Cord
… may be of minor importance. All the lateral funicular units studied in the present experiments were polymodal, responding to mechanical stimulation, noxious heating and rapid cooling. Vigorous and damaging thermal or mechanical stimuli did not inactivate these units. No characteristically …
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Um caso de património local: a tomada de Lisboa pelos ascensores
O presente trabalho, realizado no âmbito do Mestrado em Estudos do Património, da Universidade Aberta, incide sobre os ascensores históricos de Lisboa. Tendo como preocupação dominante a valorização, pelo conhecimento, daquele património recentemente classificado, e partindo da constatação que a …