Symbolic manipulation as a tool for design of deployable domes

Gantes, C; Giakoumakis, A; Vousvounis, P

dc.contributor.author	Gantes, C	en
dc.contributor.author	Giakoumakis, A	en
dc.contributor.author	Vousvounis, P	en
dc.date.accessioned	2014-03-01T01:13:26Z
dc.date.available	2014-03-01T01:13:26Z
dc.date.issued	1997	en
dc.identifier.issn	0045-7949	en
dc.identifier.uri	https://dspace.lib.ntua.gr/xmlui/handle/123456789/12468
dc.subject	Engineering Design	en
dc.subject.classification	Computer Science, Interdisciplinary Applications	en
dc.subject.classification	Engineering, Civil	en
dc.subject.other	Beams and girders	en
dc.subject.other	Geometry	en
dc.subject.other	Deployable structures	en
dc.subject.other	Structural frames	en
dc.title	Symbolic manipulation as a tool for design of deployable domes	en
heal.type	journalArticle	en
heal.identifier.primary	10.1016/S0045-7949(96)00433-6	en
heal.identifier.secondary	http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0045-7949(96)00433-6	en
heal.language	English	en
heal.publicationDate	1997	en
heal.abstract	Deployable structures are prefabricated space frames consisting of straight bars linked together in the factory as a compact bundle, which can then be unfolded into large-span, load-bearing structural forms by simple articulation. The specific deployable structures investigated in this study are characterized by being self-standing and stress-free when fully closed or fully deployed. In order to achieve this behaviour, a detailed geometric design is required which consists of deriving and solving sets of nonlinear geometric and trigonometric equations. The symbolic manipulation package Mathematica is used for the geometric design of near-spherical deployable structures. This application demonstrates the great potential of symbolic manipulation as a tool for engineering design. (C) 1997 Civil-Comp Ltd and Elsevier Science Ltd.	en
heal.publisher	PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD	en
heal.journalName	Computers and Structures	en
dc.identifier.doi	10.1016/S0045-7949(96)00433-6	en
dc.identifier.isi	ISI:A1997XG83100069	en
dc.identifier.volume	64	en
dc.identifier.issue	1-4	en
dc.identifier.spage	865	en
dc.identifier.epage	878	en