Attempt of numerical design recognition of space structure to use possession energy theory of space frame - shell and spatial structures -

Abstract

In this 21st century, we are faced with the issue how we use materials of the earth ecologically. We, researchers, designers and engineers in architectural circles, always run after the possibilities of architectures that composed of limited materials of the earth. However, some architects are often put an emphasis on their artistic designs. That causes un-ecological structures. In this report, I try to judge an artistic realization numerically by the method of potential structural energy which uses a function and a diagram. This method can lead you to realize that structure is easy on the environment showed on a diagram given by analysing and reviewing a proper performance of a structure numerically based on "potential structural energy".