The glass swing: a vector active structure made of glass struts and 3D-printed steel nodes
Autor: | L. P. L. van der Linden, Rob Nijsse, Christian Louter, C. Goulas, Ate Snijder |
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Jazyk: | angličtina |
Rok vydání: | 2019 |
Předmět: |
3d printed
Fabrication Structural material Active structure Computer science Steel additively manufactured nodes Process (computing) Mechanical engineering 020101 civil engineering ComputerApplications_COMPUTERSINOTHERSYSTEMS 02 engineering and technology Building and Construction Swing 0201 civil engineering Dry assembled glass bundle struts 020303 mechanical engineering & transports Planar 0203 mechanical engineering Architecture Node (circuits) Civil and Structural Engineering Linear structural glass elements |
Zdroj: | Glass Structures and Engineering, 5 (2020)(1) |
ISSN: | 2363-5142 |
Popis: | The majority of glass used in load-bearing structures is as planar elements. Some projects exist that use linear glass elements. This paper discusses in broad terms the design, engineering, and fabrication of a unique vector active glass structure consisting of glass bundles and partly printed steel connections. A structure was conceived that utilizes the glass bundles in a way that can be directly experienced by the users: a swing. To create a non-standard form for the swing, a structural optimization procedure was used. To realize the structure, a novel steel node was developed and produced using an additive manufacturing technique in steel. These novel applications have made the project innovation heavy, particularly considering the limited timeframe for its development and construction. Description is given of the several optimization techniques incorporated in the digital process, the assembly and testing of the glass bundles, and the manufacturing of the steel nodes by Wire and Arc Additive Manufacturing. |
Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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