2.8 Origami and Polyhedral Systems

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter 1
2. Acknowledgments 5
3. Contents 7
4. SUMMARY 8
5. INTRODUCTION 10
6. 1 STRUT-BASED FUNICULAR STRUCTURES
7. 1.1 Spatial Concrete Column 26
8. 1.2 Columns, Topology, Volume, Load Path 40
9. 1.3 Saltatur: Composite Funicular Structure For Reassembly 46
10. 1.4 Hedracrete: Self-Supporting Funicular Branching Concrete 68
11. 1.5 Compression-Only Floors Spanning Columns 80
12. 1.6 Prototyping 3D-Printed Compression-Dominant Funicular Floors Using Scaled Fabrication Models 88
13. 1.7 Litekit House with Prefab Structure 96
14. 1.8 Designing Airplane Wing Structures Using 2D Funicular Networks 108
15. 2 FACE-BASED FUNICULAR STRUCTURES
16. 2.1 Hollow Glass Unit Bridge; Vitrum Leve 120
17. 2.2 Multi-Layer Sheet-Based Lightweight Funicular Structures 146
18. 2.3 Shellular Structures and Applications in Micro- and Macro-Scale Systems 154
19. 2.4 Shellular Polyhedral Materials 162
20. 2.5 Bio-Based Composite Spatial Shell Structures 172
21. 2.6 Biomaterial Composite Design and Shellular Structures Development for Augmented Earthen Construction 180
22. 2.7 Self-Healing of Fractured Shellular Metal Structures 188
23. 2.8 Origami and Polyhedral Systems 194
24. 3 HYBRID FUNICULAR SYSTEMS
25. 3.1 Diamanti: 3D-Printed, Post-Tensioned Concrete Canopy 206
26. 3.2 3D-Printed Carbon-Absorbing High-Performance Building Structure 226
27. 3.2.1 Design Innovation 230
28. 3.3 Prototyping 234
29. 3.4 Application of Graphic Statics and Strut-and-Tie Models in Designing Innovative Timber Structures 238
30. 3.5 Multi-Material 3D-Printing 248
31. 3.6 Dove Wave 258
32. 4 THE GENERATIVE POWER OF RECIPROCAL POLYHEDRONS
33. 4.1 Future Airport Structure Typologies 266
34. 4.2 Mass Timber Studio 284
35. 4.3 Florrisant Fossil Beds National Park Lightweight Timber Structure 312
36. BIBLIOGRAPHY 324
37. AUTHORS 333
38. SCIENTIFIC ASSISTANCE 333
39. IMPRINT 336