Concepedia

Efficient form-finding algorithm for freeform grid structures based on inverse hanging method

Zhongwei Zhao, Duo Yu, Tongrui Zhang, Ni Zhang, Haiqing Liu, Bing Liang, Lina Xian

Journal of Building Engineering · 2021 · 18 citations · 21 references

Concepts

ComputingComputational EngineeringComputer ScienceAlgorithmsComputational Structural AnalysisForm-findingAlgorithmic Form GenerationAlgorithmic Form-findingFreeform ModelingGrid GenerationComputational Form FindingConstraint-based Form FindingDigital Form-findingDiscrete Form-findingForm-finding OptimizationFree-form ModelingMesh-based Form-finding

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Architecture, Materials Engineering, Form-finding +4

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Computing, Computational Engineering, Mathematics +11