Using symbolic manipulation for the geometric design of deployable domes shaped as platonic or archimedean polyhedra

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	2014-03-01T02:48:17Z
dc.date.available	2014-03-01T02:48:17Z
dc.date.issued	1994	en
dc.identifier.uri	https://dspace.lib.ntua.gr/xmlui/handle/123456789/33697
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dc.subject.other	Computer aided design	en
dc.subject.other	Computer software	en
dc.subject.other	Domes	en
dc.subject.other	Geometry	en
dc.subject.other	Nonlinear equations	en
dc.subject.other	Structural frames	en
dc.subject.other	Deployable structures	en
dc.subject.other	Software package: Mathematica	en
dc.subject.other	Symbolic manipulation	en
dc.subject.other	Trigonometry	en
dc.subject.other	Structural design	en
dc.title	Using symbolic manipulation for the geometric design of deployable domes shaped as platonic or archimedean polyhedra	en
heal.type	conferenceItem	en
heal.publicationDate	1994	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 behavior, a detailed geometric design is required which consists of deriving and solving sets of highly nonlinear geometric and trigonometric equations. The symbolic manipulation package Mathematica is used herein for the geometric design of spherical deployable structures. This application demonstrates the great potential of symbolic manipulation as a tool for engineering design.	en
heal.publisher	Civil-Comp Limited, Edinburgh, United Kingdom	en
heal.journalName	International Conference on Computational Structures Technology - Proceedings	en
dc.identifier.spage	171	en
dc.identifier.epage	185	en