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A new form-finding method for shell structures based on BESO algorithm

  • Xin Yan
  • , Ding Wen Bao
  • , Kun Cai
  • , Yu Fang Zhou
  • , Yi Min Xie*
  • *Corresponding author for this work
  • Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology University
  • University of Chinese Academy of Sciences
  • Central Academy of Fine Arts

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Abstract

Due to high efficiency and elegant geometry, shell structures are widely used in architectural and structural designs. This paper presents a new numerical form-finding method for the design of shell structures based on the bi-directional evolutionary structural optimization (BESO) algorithm. This technique can perform topology optimization to find new forms of shell structures with high structural performance, elegant geometries, and other features that are of interest to architects and engineers. Diverse designs from the optimization process as a result of using different parameters in BESO are also discussed. Finally, the innovative results produced by the BESO method are compared with a well-known shell structure, the Palazzetto dello Sport, designed by Nervi.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationIASS Symposium 2019 - 60th Anniversary Symposium of the International Association for Shell and Spatial Structures; Structural Membranes 2019 - 9th International Conference on Textile Composites and Inflatable Structures, FORM and FORCE
EditorsCarlos Lazaro, Kai-Uwe Bletzinger, Eugenio Onate
PublisherInternational Center for Numerical Methods in Engineering
Pages2000-2007
Number of pages8
ISBN (Electronic)9788412110104
StatePublished - 2019
Externally publishedYes
EventIASS Symposium 2019 - 60th Anniversary Symposium of the International Association for Shell and Spatial Structures; Structural Membranes 2019 - 9th International Conference on Textile Composites and Inflatable Structures, FORM and FORCE - Barcelona, Spain
Duration: 7 Oct 201910 Oct 2019

Publication series

NameIASS Symposium 2019 - 60th Anniversary Symposium of the International Association for Shell and Spatial Structures; Structural Membranes 2019 - 9th International Conference on Textile Composites and Inflatable Structures, FORM and FORCE

Conference

ConferenceIASS Symposium 2019 - 60th Anniversary Symposium of the International Association for Shell and Spatial Structures; Structural Membranes 2019 - 9th International Conference on Textile Composites and Inflatable Structures, FORM and FORCE
Country/TerritorySpain
CityBarcelona
Period7/10/1910/10/19

Keywords

  • BESO
  • Form-finding
  • Shell structure
  • Topology optimization

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