Pub Date : 2022-12-01DOI: 10.20898/j.iass.2022.016
Kazuki Hayashi, M. Ohsaki, Masaya Kotera
We consider a truss as a graph consisting of nodes and edges, and combine graph embedding (GE) and reinforcement learning (RL) to develop an agent for generating a stable assembly path for a truss with arbitrary configuration. GE is a method of embedding the features of a graph into a vector space. By using GE, the agent can obtain numerical information on neighboring members and nodes considering their connectivity. Since the stability of a structure is strongly affected by the relative positions of members and nodes, feature extraction by GE should be effective in considering the stability of a truss. The proposed method not only can train agents using trusses with arbitrary connectivity but also can apply trained agents to trusses with arbitrary connectivity, ensuring the versatility of the trained agents' applicability. In the numerical examples, the trained agents are verified to find rational assembly sequences for various trusses more than 1000 times faster than metaheuristic approaches. The trained agent is further implemented as a user-friendly component compatible with 3D modeling software.
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Pub Date : 2022-12-01DOI: 10.20898/j.iass.2022.017
Jiaming Ma, Mohamed Reda Ramadan Gomaa, D. Bao, A. R. javan, Y. Xie
Ribbed floor systems, which include ribbed slabs and columns, are used extensively to enhance the structural performance of buildings. With the emerging topology optimization and advanced manufacturing techniques, the material usage and construction process of the ribbed floor systems can be improved significantly to achieve higher efficiency and sustainability. This paper presents a digital design and construction process for ribbed floor systems that combines a modified topology optimization method for ribbed slab design with a hybrid digital fabrication process for large-scale concrete casting. This new approach is tested through digital design and physical realization of a large-scale ribbed floor unit as proof of concept. The topologically optimized result and the constructed unit are compared with a famous historical floor system designed by Pier Luigi Nervi. The paper shows that the proposed design method, based on the bi-directional evolutionary structural optimization framework, can generate a slab design with a continuous rib layout and with higher structural stiffness. The paper also demonstrates that 3D printing of formworks for casting ribbed slabs and complex-shaped columns is feasible and sustainable. The new process presented in this paper can be used to design and construct a wide range of structures while minimizing material usage and labor cost.
肋楼板系统，包括肋板和肋柱，被广泛用于提高建筑物的结构性能。随着新兴的拓扑优化技术和先进的制造技术，肋板系统的材料使用和施工工艺可以得到显著改善，以实现更高的效率和可持续性。本文提出了一种带肋楼盖系统的数字化设计和施工流程，该流程将带肋楼盖设计的改进拓扑优化方法与大型混凝土浇筑的混合数字化制造流程相结合。这种新方法通过数字设计和大型肋地板单元的物理实现进行了测试，作为概念验证。拓扑优化结果和构造单元与Pier Luigi Nervi设计的著名历史地板系统进行了比较。研究表明，基于双向演化结构优化框架的设计方法，可以得到具有连续肋布置和较高结构刚度的楼板设计。本文还论证了3D打印浇筑肋板和复杂形状柱模板的可行性和可持续性。本文提出的新工艺可用于设计和建造各种结构，同时最大限度地减少材料使用和人工成本。
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Pub Date : 2022-12-01DOI: 10.20898/j.iass.2022.020
Kanata Warisaya, Jun Sato, Tomohiro Tachi
Auxetic mechanisms based on corner-connected polygonal tiles have been used to design deployable structures and are currently applied to programmable surfaces. However, existing surface structures are realized by compliant kirigami, and the realization with rigid-body mechanism, in particular with thick panels, is still limited to configurations with global symmetries due to the mechanism's overconstraining nature. In this study, we generalize the auxetic mechanisms into freeform surfaces by imposing local symmetries on polyhedral surfaces. From the discussion of kinematics, we show that polyhedral surfaces whose edges coincide with a Voronoi diagram of points on the surface can be converted to kinematics systems of corner-connected kinematic tiles. We propose hard constraints to ensure the Voronoi property required for the kinematics and soft constraints to attain a large expansion ratio. Then, we provide an optimization-based scheme using the proposed constraints to achieve a mechanism from a given target surface. We also propose methods for accommodating the thickness of the tiles and show different variations of joints. As a result, we obtained deployable surfaces of positive and negative Gaussian curvature that can deploy and contract with a one-DOF mechanism. If the structure is viewed as a cellular material, it has an auxetic property with Poisson's ratio of -1. It is also potentially scalable to architectural applications because our mechanism is composed of rigid bodies and hinges.
{"title":"Freeform Auxetic Mechanisms Based on Corner-Connected Tiles","authors":"Kanata Warisaya, Jun Sato, Tomohiro Tachi","doi":"10.20898/j.iass.2022.020","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.20898/j.iass.2022.020","url":null,"abstract":"Auxetic mechanisms based on corner-connected polygonal tiles have been used to design deployable structures and are currently applied to programmable surfaces. However, existing surface structures are realized by compliant kirigami, and the realization with rigid-body mechanism, in\u0000 particular with thick panels, is still limited to configurations with global symmetries due to the mechanism's overconstraining nature. In this study, we generalize the auxetic mechanisms into freeform surfaces by imposing local symmetries on polyhedral surfaces. From the discussion of kinematics,\u0000 we show that polyhedral surfaces whose edges coincide with a Voronoi diagram of points on the surface can be converted to kinematics systems of corner-connected kinematic tiles. We propose hard constraints to ensure the Voronoi property required for the kinematics and soft constraints to attain\u0000 a large expansion ratio. Then, we provide an optimization-based scheme using the proposed constraints to achieve a mechanism from a given target surface. We also propose methods for accommodating the thickness of the tiles and show different variations of joints. As a result, we obtained deployable\u0000 surfaces of positive and negative Gaussian curvature that can deploy and contract with a one-DOF mechanism. If the structure is viewed as a cellular material, it has an auxetic property with Poisson's ratio of -1. It is also potentially scalable to architectural applications because our mechanism\u0000 is composed of rigid bodies and hinges.","PeriodicalId":42855,"journal":{"name":"Journal of the International Association for Shell and Spatial Structures","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.8,"publicationDate":"2022-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"47725651","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2022-12-01DOI: 10.20898/j.iass.2022.018
Yao Lu, Thamer Alsalem, M. Akbarzadeh
Multi-layer spatial structures usually take considerable external loads with a small material usage at all scales. Polyhedral graphic statics (PGS) provides a method to design multi-layer funicular polyhedral structures, and the structural forms are usually materialized as space frames. Our previous research shows that the intrinsic planarity of the polyhedral geometries can be harnessed for efficient fabrication and construction processes using flat-sheet materials. Sheet-based structures are advantageous over conventional space frame systems because sheets can provide more load paths and constrain the kinematic degrees of freedom of the nodes. Therefore, they are more capable of taking a wider variety of load cases compared to space frames. Moreover, sheet materials can be fabricated into complex shapes using CNC milling, laser cutting, water jet cutting, and CNC bending techniques. However, not all sheets are necessary as long as the load paths are preserved and the system does not have kinematic degrees of freedom. To find an efficient set of faces that satisfies the requirements, this paper first incorporates and adapts the matrix analysis method to calculate the kinematic degrees of freedom for sheet-based structures. Then, an iterative algorithm is devised to help find a reduced set of faces with zero kinematic degrees of freedom. To attest to the advantages of this method over bar-node construction, a comparative study is carried out using finite element analysis. The results show that, with the same material usage, the sheet-based system has improved performance than the framework system under a range of loading scenarios.
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Pub Date : 2022-12-01DOI: 10.20898/j.iass.2022.014
Gabriel Rihaczek, M. Klammer, Okan Başnak, A. Körner, Riccardo La Magna, J. Knippers
This research investigated building components that can be produced and transported in a flat state and transformed to a spatial state without scaffolding on-site. Curved folding was employed to allow for a shape change between flat and spatial bending active structures. Bending generally allows for expressive curvature with simple flat production as well as easy customization. Limitations presented by laborious forming and upscaling of individually bent plates were overcome by large-scale curved folding. The present research builds upon the context but adds a design framework for volumetric curved folded components, a bistable behavior, and comprehensive detailing regarding upscaling and increased structural capacity. The mechanism was studied on a kinematic level, considering geometrical rules of curved folding and the design space. It was also studied on a kinetic level under the consideration of material properties specific to plywood. As a proof of concept, a 1:1 scale demonstrator was built. Finite element modeling software was used to optimize the shape. The demonstrator was fabricated flat, folded up, and locked in its stable configuration by the bistability and bases. It supported twelve people with a self-weight of approximately 300kg.
{"title":"Timbr Foldr – A Design Framework and Material System for Closed Cross-section Curved Folded Structures","authors":"Gabriel Rihaczek, M. Klammer, Okan Başnak, A. Körner, Riccardo La Magna, J. Knippers","doi":"10.20898/j.iass.2022.014","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.20898/j.iass.2022.014","url":null,"abstract":"This research investigated building components that can be produced and transported in a flat state and transformed to a spatial state without scaffolding on-site. Curved folding was employed to allow for a shape change between flat and spatial bending active structures. Bending generally\u0000 allows for expressive curvature with simple flat production as well as easy customization. Limitations presented by laborious forming and upscaling of individually bent plates were overcome by large-scale curved folding. The present research builds upon the context but adds a design framework\u0000 for volumetric curved folded components, a bistable behavior, and comprehensive detailing regarding upscaling and increased structural capacity. The mechanism was studied on a kinematic level, considering geometrical rules of curved folding and the design space. It was also studied on a kinetic\u0000 level under the consideration of material properties specific to plywood. As a proof of concept, a 1:1 scale demonstrator was built. Finite element modeling software was used to optimize the shape. The demonstrator was fabricated flat, folded up, and locked in its stable configuration by the\u0000 bistability and bases. It supported twelve people with a self-weight of approximately 300kg.","PeriodicalId":42855,"journal":{"name":"Journal of the International Association for Shell and Spatial Structures","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.8,"publicationDate":"2022-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"44957195","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2022-09-01DOI: 10.20898/j.iass.2022.013
G. Özen, G. Kiper, Koray Korkmaz
This study aims to develop missing geometric knowledge for demountable reciprocal frames (RF). While designing a demountable RF, one should know the initial, in-process and final form of the RF. These processes require some specific geometric knowledge. There are some deficiencies about geometric properties in the previous studies about demountable RFs. In this study, the positions and the orientations of the nexors are found by using the Denavit-Hartenberg parameters. This information gives where the joints are placed, how they are oriented and take position according to one another. Besides, the influence of engagement length on the fan height and the base edge are analyzed. Thereby one will be able to find out how much space the RF covers with the known base edge. With the geometric knowledge obtained from this study, demountable RFs having different engagement lengths can be produced with the same nexors.
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Pub Date : 2022-06-01DOI: 10.20898/j.iass.2022.006
Anton D. Kerezov, Mikio Koshihara
The aim of the research is to propose a workflow and an assembly tool for architecture based on curved wood in its whole unmodified form e. g., wasted crown wood from producing sawn timber, wood thinnings cut during forest management or just branches found in the woods. This paper describes the workflow from collecting the real wood to algorithmically generating a shelter structure. The authors propose a new spatial system suited for irregular elements along with a computer tool to generate all possible variations out of the input branch data. The merit of this approach is that it could fit any number of randomly sized branches together into combinatorically predefined structural shell surface, made of irregular triangles. The fitting is based on different parameters such as size, weight, curvature of the branches and can be filtered by the structure's height, interior volume, plan area, surface area of the shell, etc. The user can control these parameters to select the best solution to be build. This shelter generation method could be deployed to smart devices and used remotely in disaster mitigation and relief after earthquakes, floods or in times of wildfires and other emergency situations. This approach to architecture could prove useful because of its speed and ease of construction, low market price, as well as introducing a new way of shelter design generation.
{"title":"A Study On Algorithm-Generated Assembly Of Curved I And Y Shaped Branches For Temporary Shelters","authors":"Anton D. Kerezov, Mikio Koshihara","doi":"10.20898/j.iass.2022.006","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.20898/j.iass.2022.006","url":null,"abstract":"The aim of the research is to propose a workflow and an assembly tool for architecture based on curved wood in its whole unmodified form e. g., wasted crown wood from producing sawn timber, wood thinnings cut during forest management or just branches found in the woods. This paper describes the workflow from collecting the real wood to algorithmically generating a shelter structure. The authors propose a new spatial system suited for irregular elements along with a computer tool to generate all possible variations out of the input branch data. The merit of this approach is that it could fit any number of randomly sized branches together into combinatorically predefined structural shell surface, made of irregular triangles. The fitting is based on different parameters such as size, weight, curvature of the branches and can be filtered by the structure's height, interior volume, plan area, surface area of the shell, etc. The user can control these parameters to select the best solution to be build. This shelter generation method could be deployed to smart devices and used remotely in disaster mitigation and relief after earthquakes, floods or in times of wildfires and other emergency situations. This approach to architecture could prove useful because of its speed and ease of construction, low market price, as well as introducing a new way of shelter design generation.","PeriodicalId":42855,"journal":{"name":"Journal of the International Association for Shell and Spatial Structures","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.8,"publicationDate":"2022-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"42407855","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2022-06-01DOI: 10.20898/j.iass.2022.007
F. Laccone, L. Malomo, M. Callieri, T. Alderighi, A. Muntoni, F. Ponchio, N. Pietroni, Paolo Cignoni
Mesostructured patterns are a modern and efficient concept based on designing the geometry of structural material at the meso-scale to achieve desired mechanical performances. In the context of bending-active structures, such a concept can be used to control the flexibility of the panels forming a surface without changing the constituting material. These panels undergo a formation process of deformation by bending, and application of internal restraints. This paper describes a new constructional system, FlexMaps, that has initiated the adoption of bending-active mesostructures at the architectural scale. Here, these modules are in the form of four-arms spirals made of CNC-milled plywood and are designed to reach the desired target shape once assembled. All phases from the conceptual design to the fabrication are seamlessly linked within an automated workflow. To illustrate the potential of the system, the paper discusses the results of a demonstrator project entitled FlexMaps Pavilion (3.90x3.96x3.25 meters) that has been exhibited at the IASS Symposium in 2019 and more recently at the 2021 17th International Architecture Exhibition, La Biennale di Venezia. The structural response is investigated through a detailed structural analysis, and the long-term behavior is assessed through a photogrammetric survey.
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Pub Date : 2022-06-01DOI: 10.20898/j.iass.2022.010
Diane Davis-Sikora, R. Liu, Linda Ohrn-McDaniel
BeTA_S pavilion is a 2.13m (7 ft) tall free-standing installation that employs biotensegrity logics characterized by networks of interconnected components and tendons with a shape adaptive capacity. The passively stable assembly responds to human touch through vibrational motion. The pavilion introduces a novel hybrid structural system with a two-way surface derived from a catenary archway composed of 385 regular tetrahedron modules connected in series by bands of pre-stressed CNC knit textile strips. Each tetrahedron consists of bending-active GFRP rods linked by custom 3D printed polylactide connectors. The pavilion's double layered surface is hydrophobic, using yarn made from recycled plastic bottles.
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Pub Date : 2022-06-01DOI: 10.20898/j.iass.2022.012
A. Ghazvinian, Arman Khalilbeigi, Esmaeil Mottaghi, Benay Gürsoy
MycoCreate 2.0 is a spatial structure with load-bearing components made of mycelium-based composites, built for the 2022 Biomaterials Building Exposition at the University of Virginia, and has been initially conceptualized for the 2021 IASS Innovative Lightweight Structures Competition. Mycelium-based composites are lightweight, renewable, and biodegradable biomaterials obtained from mycelium, the root systems of fungi. There is a growing interest in mycelium-based materials from the architecture community, mainly due to their sustainable features. With MycoCreate 2.0, we employed a computational form-finding strategy for funicular, component-based structures fabricated with mycelium-based materials and an affordable and sustainable fabrication strategy to minimize waste. In addition, we tapped into the structural aspects of mycelium-based composites, their lightness, and biodegradability while easing the breathing and compaction of the material within the formworks.
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