Geometric Optimization of a Reciprocal Floor-Framing System with Self-Weight and Area-Loading Considerations
Author(s): |
Gerry Ip
Corentin Fivet |
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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: | The geometric optimization of a triangulated planar reciprocal frame floor framing structure is explored. Results show that minimum strain energy geometries tend to reduce lever-arms to a minimum, regardless of symmetric or asymmetric floor loading. |