Automatic Design of Cable‐Tensioned Glass Shells

• Published in: Computer graphics forum Vol. 39; no. 1; pp. 260 - 273
• Main Authors: Laccone, Francesco, Malomo, Luigi, Froli, Maurizio, Cignoni, Paolo, Pietroni, Nico
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.02.2020
• Subjects: Algorithms; Compressive strength; computational geometry; Computing methodologies → Computer graphics; Mesh geometry models; Design optimization; Finite element method; geometric modelling; Glass; modelling; physically based modelling; Shells; Shells (structural forms); Tensioning

We propose an optimization algorithm for the design of post‐tensioned architectural shell structures, composed of triangular glass panels, in which glass has a load‐bearing function. Due to its brittle nature, glass can fail when it is subject to tensile forces. Hence, we enrich the structure with a...