Modelagem paramétrica e análise estrutural de malha de madeira.

Abstract

Parametric design is a current practice advent from computational design of forms and complex geometries for building structures. This method aims to assign the structural design within an interactive environment along the architectural shape, in a way the engineer can contribute at early design stages of the geometry definition with informed decisions. Form-active structures are known to present not only a flexible physic behavior, but a non-usual geometry. Structural gridshells are a type of form-active structure, built from elements classified as bending-actives due to their initial stress state come from this type of force. Because of their flexibility, so far, the timber has been the most qualified material to be used in this kind of structure. Therefore, this research aims to analyze the structural design workflow of a timber gridshell within the same environment of modelling and analysis, using the parametric design.