BALDASSINI, N.; RAYNAUD, J.(Editorial Universitat Politècnica de València, 2010-01-27)
The new geometrical developments open new perspectives for free-form design, making it possible to escape from planar triangular or quadrilateral discretizations. Recent advances in theory algorithms allow for the ...
TAMAI, Hiroki; PANTANO, Francisco(Editorial Universitat Politècnica de València, 2009-12-28)
This paper presents general concepts for the kinematic method for the gird shell
construction and basic criteria for the meshing method suited for the kinematics of the
structures. The objectives of this study are to ...
HWANG, Kyung.Ju; KNIPPERS, Jan; PARK, Sun-Woo(Editorial Universitat Politècnica de València, 2009-12-29)
Node connectors used in grid shells have various geometrical characteristics, which makes it difficult to compare them. Moreover, since free-form spatial structures have been introduced in the field of architecture, optimal ...
The Vnukovo-1 air-terminal complex building of irregular curved configuration in plan in
Moscow has the following basic overall dimensions: about 600 m in length and from 70 m
to 300 m by cross-section. This building ...