DESIGN OF A SPRING AND CHAIN FORM FINDING MODEL

Authors

  • Alfredo Henrique Haydamus Faculdade de Arquitetura e Urbanismo da USP (FAUUSP)
  • Arthur Hunold Lara Faculdade de Arquitetura e Urbanismo da USP (FAUUSP)

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.4013/arq.2020.162.07

Abstract

This work presents the development of a spring and chain scale model whose purpose is to function as a form finding method for steel cable tensile structures. The models’ concept was created through the examination of this structural design methodology, initially elaborated by the German architect Frei Otto. It was also based on the review of the critical literature on the development of steel cable systems technologies. Throughout this work, different possibilities of materials and measurement methods of the physical models were investigated, which had the aim of providing qualitative data about steel cable structural system’s behavior. In order to evaluate the accuracy and reliability of the spring and chain model, numerical Force Density methods were developed simultaneously. Finally, the results obtained through the two form finding methods were compared, with the purpose of understanding the advantages and limits of their applications.

Keywords: Structural design, Funicular shapes, Frei Otto, Steel cable structures, Force Density Method.

Author Biographies

Alfredo Henrique Haydamus, Faculdade de Arquitetura e Urbanismo da USP (FAUUSP)

Mestre em Arquitetura pela Faculdade de Arquitetura e Urbanismo da USP (FAUUSP). Msc em engenharia estrutural pela Universidade de Darmstadt (TUD - Alemanha). Graduado em engenharia civil pela Escola Politécnica da USP (PoliUSP).

Arthur Hunold Lara, Faculdade de Arquitetura e Urbanismo da USP (FAUUSP)

Arquiteto e Artista Plástico graduado pela Faculdade de Arquitetura e Urbanismo FAU-USP, com especialização em arte-educação, mestrado e doutorado pela Escola de Comunicação e Artes ECA-USP. Leciona e pesquisa na Faculdade de Arquitetura da Universidade de São Paulo FAU-USP e no Museu de Arte Contemporânea MAC-USP. Pesquisas em Arquitetura Extrema: Projetos com uso de Fabricação Digital e materiais de alta performance voltados para acessibilidade e mobilidade em ambientes extremos. Dominar o processo de simulações, animações, parametrizações, prototipagem e moldagem de materiais de última geração utilizados na Arquitetura e Design..AUT/FAU-USP Arte Urbana: produção recente das artes plásticas ligadas ao suporte urbano (Performances, Artivismo, Interferências e Instalações). O corpo simbólico e a sua dinâmica nos processos de identidade, significação e associação. PGHEA /MAC-USP

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Published

2020-04-17

How to Cite

Haydamus, A. H., & Lara, A. H. (2020). DESIGN OF A SPRING AND CHAIN FORM FINDING MODEL. Arquitetura Revista, 16(2), 298–314. https://doi.org/10.4013/arq.2020.162.07

Issue

Vol. 16 No. 2 (2020): Jul-Dec

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