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Segmented Spiral Using Inter-Connected Timber Elements

Vestartas, Petras  
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Pelletier, Loic
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Nakad, Martin  
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January 1, 2019
Iass 60Th Anniversary Symposium (Iass Symposium 2019) - 9Th International Conference On Textile Composites And Inflatable Structures (Structural Membranes 2019)
60th Anniversary Symposium of the International-Association-for-Shell-and-Spatial-Structures (IASS SYMPOSIUM) / 9th International Conference on Textile Composites and Inflatable Structures (STRUCTURAL MEMBRANES)

This paper describes the construction process of a scenographic structure - five meters high spiral. It consists of following parts: CAD modeling work-flow, prototyping and FEM structural calculation, assembly and on-site loading test. The structure was composed of twenty-nine wooden boxes, which were screwed together and suspended by cables. The custom FEM model was made to understand the structural behavior of the spiral. The principal objective of structural calculation was to understand the rigidity of the connections and the interactions between the wooden-boxes, in order to apprehend the behavior of the structure under loads. Further details are given about different steps involved in modelling and fabrication, such as parametric tools, G-Code tool-path generation for the 4.5-axis CNC machine and on-site installation. Afterwards, the loading tests and point-cloud deflection comparison are discussed in order to highlight the possible optimization of such structures.

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Web of Science ID

WOS:000563497600360

Author(s)
Vestartas, Petras  
Pelletier, Loic
Nakad, Martin  
Rezaei Rad, Aryan  
Weinand, Yves  
Date Issued

2019-01-01

Publisher

INT CENTER NUMERICAL METHODS ENGINEERING

Publisher place

08034 Barcelona

Published in
Iass 60Th Anniversary Symposium (Iass Symposium 2019) - 9Th International Conference On Textile Composites And Inflatable Structures (Structural Membranes 2019)
ISBN of the book

978-84-121101-0-4

Start page

2927

End page

2934

Subjects

cross-laminated timber

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wooden spatial structures

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fem

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cnc

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comparing point clouds

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digital fabrication

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design to assembly

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wood connections

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integral mechanical attachment

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60th Anniversary Symposium of the International-Association-for-Shell-and-Spatial-Structures (IASS SYMPOSIUM) / 9th International Conference on Textile Composites and Inflatable Structures (STRUCTURAL MEMBRANES)

Barcelona, SPAIN

Oct 07-10, 2019

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October 8, 2020
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