This article is a survey discussing the application of fiber-reinforced polymer composites in
freeform structures and their impact on the design and shape generation process. The …

Today, in modern construction practice, there is a solid interest in freeform structures and,
particularly, in double curvature shells. Development of manufacturing technologies made it …

1. The principal subject of this book is to discuss how to use theory and algorithms of
optimization for treating problems in applied mechanics in a comprehensive way. Particular …

The lighting installations demand the biggest part of the energy consumed in road tunnels.
This demand is much higher during daytime, when the visual adaptation of the drivers …

Tensegrity structures obtained from the same connectivity patterns are said to belong to
families. The Octahedron and X-Octahedron families are examples of these. In the literature …

A good compromise between the performance of road tunnel lighting, energy and materials
saving and driving safety has been found by means of a semi-transparent tension structure …

The installation of semi-transparent tension structures in the entrance portal of road tunnels
leads to significant energy savings. These savings can be maximized when the tensions …

A tensegrity family is a group of tensegrity structures that share a common connectivity
pattern. The three first members of the Octahedron family are the octahedron, the expanded …

The octahedron family of tensegrity structures is presented in this research. The octahedron
and the expanded octahedron (well-known tensegrities in the literature) are the first and …

Shifting the threshold zone of road tunnels with semitransparent tension structures has
shown itself to be an effective way of saving energy in regards to electricity consumption …