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Topology Generation of Architectural Meshes Adapted to the Support Conditions

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Shell and Spatial Structures (IWSS 2023)

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The performances of gridshells depend on the topology of the grid but also on the geometry of the underlying surface. Topology and geometry are linked: the shape of a hanging chain model depends on the pattern of the suspended fabric. In this paper, a method is proposed that generates topologies by varying continuous parameters. The obtained grids are adapted to the support conditions of the considered surface: elements converge towards the supports and arrive perpendicular to the edges otherwise. Grids are then lifted: the spatial mesh is the result of an optimisation to have a funicular surface and flat panels. The spatial mesh is then mechanically evaluated and its performance according to different criteria is represented in a Pareto front. A non-intuitive result shows that a large number of different topologies are situated on the Pareto front. These results show the strength of the method to explore different topologies.

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  1. Laboratoire Navier UMR8205, Ecole des Ponts, Univ Eiffel, CNRS, 77455, Champs-sur-Marne, France

    Romane Boutillier, Cyril Douthe & Olivier Baverel

  2. Université Gustave Eiffel, Laboratoire d’Analyse et de Mathématiques Appliquées, UMR8050, Champs-sur-Marne, France

    Romane Boutillier & Laurent Hauswirth

  3. GSA/ENS Architecture Grenoble, Grenoble, France

    Olivier Baverel

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  1. Department of Architecture, Roma Tre University, Rome, Italy

    Stefano Gabriele

  2. DISEG, Politecnico di Torino, Turin, Italy

    Amedeo Manuello Bertetto

  3. Department Structures for Engineering and Architecture, University of Naples Federico II, Napoli, Italy

    Francesco Marmo

  4. Department Civil and Computer Science Engineering, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy

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Boutillier, R., Douthe, C., Hauswirth, L., Baverel, O. (2024). Topology Generation of Architectural Meshes Adapted to the Support Conditions. In: Gabriele, S., Manuello Bertetto, A., Marmo, F., Micheletti, A. (eds) Shell and Spatial Structures. IWSS 2023. Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering, vol 437. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-44328-2_4

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