Single story building design
Single storey shell structure This section explores the possibility of self-support shell structure covering an area of 40 by 40 metres. The shell is made of 250mm reinforced concrete Progress 1 - Free form generation
Progress 2 - Live physics simulation
5.45 m
Progress 3 - Finite element analysis
Max.Disp: 11.2 cm Mass weight: 1142 ton
11.7 m
0.5 cm
Sweep NURBS curves to create a free form surface to get orthogonal grids on the plan view.
Evaluate the height variation of the shell and analyse the water flow on the shell surface.
Select one point from each circle and project them to the zero level height.
Fix the perimeter and anchor point in red. Simulate soap film generation process in Kangaroo to create mean zero curvature mesh. (Livesoap component applied)
5.0 cm
Gravity and 2kN/m load are applied on the 250mm thick reinforced concrete shell. Anchor points are marked in grey circles. 2