Form Finding, Mechanical Modelling and Assessment

Research Project 13-1 (RP 13-1)

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TRANSIENT FORM FINDING, MECHANICAL MODELLING AND ASSESSMENT OF SEGMENTED FIBRE COMPOSITE SHELLS

This project will develop the structural design aspect of Co-Design for long span fibre reinforced polymer (FRP) structures. This ranges from early assessment during architectural design to detailed structural models informed by physical testing. Based on the information from the simulation of the winding process, a global structural model, including information on the construction sequence, will be developed using dimensional reduction and homogenisation.

Real-time feedback during the design process will be enabled by the development of a hierarchical modelling and discretisation scheme, the direct integration of CAD into structural modelling within the framework of isogeometric analysis, and efficient solution strategies. Alternative measures for structural assessment will be developed to facilitate an interactive feedback on relevant structural properties during design space exploration.

 

PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATORS

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Jan Knippers
Institute of Building Structures and Structural Design (ITKE), University of Stuttgart
Prof. Dr.-Ing. habil. Manfred Bischoff
Institute for Structural Mechanics (IBB), University of Stuttgart

TEAM

Dr.-Ing. Marta Gil Pérez (ITKE)
Dr.-Ing. Malte von Scheven (IBB)
David Forster (IBB)
Nikolas Früh (ITKE)
Yanan Guo (ITKE)

 

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