{"product_id":"shell-structures-for-architecture-form-finding-and-optimization","title":"Shell Structures for Architecture Form Finding and Optimization","description":"\u003cp\u003eBringing together experts from research and practice, Shell Structures for Architecture: Form Finding and Optimization presents contemporary design methods for shell and gridshell structures, covering form-finding and structural optimization techniques. It introduces architecture and engineering practitioners and students to structural shells and provides computational techniques to develop complex curved structural surfaces, in the form of mathematics, computer algorithms, and design case studies.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e• Part I introduces the topic of shells, tracing the ancient relationship between structural form and forces, the basics of shell behaviour, and the evolution of form-finding and structural optimization techniques.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e• Part II familiarizes the reader with form-finding techniques to explore expressive structural geometries, covering the force density method, thrust network analysis, dynamic relaxation and particle-spring systems.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e• Part III focuses on shell shape and topology optimization, and provides a deeper understanding of gradient-based methods and meta-heuristic techniques.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e• Part IV contains precedent studies of realised shells and gridshells describing their innovative design and construction methods.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAcknowledgements  Contents  On architects and engineers  Sharing the same spirit  Introduction  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePart 1: Shells for Architecture \u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e1. Exploring shell forms, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eJohn Ochsendorf, Philippe Block \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e 2. Shaping forces, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eLaurent Ney, Sigrid Adriaenssens\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e  3. What is a shell? \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eChris Williams\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e  4. Physical modelling and form finding, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eBill Addis\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e 5. Computational form finding and optimization, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eKai-Uwe Bletzinger, Ekkehard Ramm\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePart 2: Form Finding \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e6. Force density method, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eKlaus Linkwitz \u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e7. Thrust network analysis, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003ePhilippe Block, Lorenz Lachauer, Matthias Rippmann \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e8. Dynamic relaxation, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eSigrid Adriaenssens, Mike Barnes, Richard Harris, Chris Williams\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003e \u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e9. Particle-spring systems, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eShajay Bhooshan, Diederik Veenendaal, Philippe Block\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e10. Comparison of form-finding methods, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eDiederick Veenendaal, Philippe Block\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e11. Steering of form, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eAxel Kilian\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePart 3: Structural Optimization \u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e12. Nonlinear force density method, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eKlaus Linkwitz, Diederick Veenendaal\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e  13. Best-fit thrust network analysis, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eTom Van Mele, Daniele Panozzo, Olga Sorkine-Hornung, Philippe Block\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e 14. Discrete topology optimization, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eJames N. Richardson, Sigrid Adriaenssens, Rajan Filomeno Coelho, Philippe Bouillard\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e  15. Multi-criteria gridshell optimization, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003ePeter Winslow\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e16. Eigenshells, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003ePanagiotis Michalatos, Sawako Kaijima\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e  17. Homogenization method, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eIrmgard Lochner-Aldinger, Axel Schumacher \u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e18. Computational morphogenesis, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eAlberto Pugnale, Tomás Méndez Echenagucia, Mario Sassone\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePart 4: Precedents \u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e19. The Multihalle and the British Museum, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eChris Williams\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e  20. Félix Candela and Heinz Isler, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eMaria E. Moreyra Garlock, David P. Billington\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e  21. Structural design of free-curved RC shells, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eMutsuro Sasaki\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e  The congeniality of architecture and engineering, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003ePatrik Schumacher \u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAppendices: \u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e22. The finite element method in a nutshell, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eChris Williams  \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e23. Differential geometry and shell theory, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eChris Williams \u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e24. Genetic algorithms for structural design, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eRajan Filomeno Coelho, Tomás Méndez Echenagucia, Alberto Pugnale, James N. Richardson\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e  25. 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