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Publications: 2008

Optimal design of glass grid shells with quadrilateral elements by means of a genetic algorithm

Sassone, Mario & Pugnale, Alberto

May 2008 | Conference Paper

In this paper, a constructional problem related to grid-shells design is approached as an optimisation problem and an evolutionary solution technique is proposed. The construction of glass grid-shells, when only four sides cladding elements are used, requires to check the planarity of each element, it means that the four corner...

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On the interaction between architecture and engineering: the acoustic optimization of a reinforced concrete shell

Sassone, Mario, Méndez, Tomas & Pugnale, Alberto

May 2008 | Conference Paper

In this paper, a computational morphogenesis process is applied to the design and the optimization of the shell roof of a large music hall. The architectural concept is based on the folded plate technique: a set of reinforced concrete plates, connected to each other on the edges, forms the global...

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