The current work aims to investigate the geometrically nonlinear behaviour of flexible
plywood strips that undergo large displacements during the formation process of a structural …

The complexity of torsional load, its three-dimensional nature, its combination with other
stresses, and its disruptive impact make torsional failure prevention an ambitious goal …

Grid shells are efficient structural systems covering large open spaces with relatively small
amount of materials. Also, post forming techniques allow realization of geometrically …

Timber gridshell structures, such as the Multihalle for the federal garden festival in
Mannheim or the Downland Museum, have been the result of a creative–generative process …

Cable truss structures are widely used in large satellite antennas with ultrahigh
electromagnetic performance. The electromagnetic performance is directly determined by …

More and more complex Civil Engineering problems are being considered in computational
mechanics with the invention of high-quality computing techniques. In addition, the …

Abstract The Ephemeral Cathedral of Créteil at Paris, France, is a gridshell structure made of
composite materials. Built in 2013, this 350 m2 religious edifice is a temporary church meant …

This paper discusses the design, simulation and construction of a bending-active textile
hybrid structure commissioned to the authors as part of the 2018 Venice Biennale. The …

The design and construction of doubly-curved structures often reveals to be challenging and
can result in complex manufacturing and assembly. A recent strategy to tackle this difficulty …

The paper presents a completely novel approach to model elastic gridshells with a 4-DoF
element based on recent advances in the field of hair modelling [1]. This element, based on …