Author(s): |
Gregory Quinn
Christoph Gengnagel |
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Medium: | conference paper |
Language(s): | English |
Conference: | Interfaces: Architecture, Engineering, Science, Annual Meeting of the International Association of Shell & Spatial Structures (IASS), Hamburg, 25-27 September 2017 |
Published in: | Interfaces: Architecture . Engineering . Science |
Year: | 2017 |
Abstract: | This paper presents a prototypical tool in which users interact with physical objects (educational structural systems such as portal frames) which are visually augmented by means of projected images of a synchronous simulation of the same system. The visual augmentation provides the user with immediate insight into the systems' structural performance by displaying internal forces (bending moments, axial forces and shear forces) as well as reactions resulting directly from the user-imposed deflections. This prototype provides an arguably more engaging and intuitive way in which to interact with and learn about structural systems and principals than comparable teaching aids. |