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THE FORM FINDING OF TENSILE MEMBRANES:
A TOOL FOR ARCHITECTS AND DESIGNERS
by
Kavita Rodrigues
A Thesis Presented to the
FACULTY OF THE SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
In Partial Fulfillment of the
Requirements for the Degree
MASTER OF BUILDING SCIENCE
August 2008
Copyright 2008 Kavita Rodrigues
Object Description
| Title | The form finding of tensile membranes - a tool for architects and designers |
| Author | Rodrigues, Kavita |
| Author email | kavitar@gmail.com |
| Degree | Master of Building Science |
| Document type | Thesis |
| Degree program | Building Science |
| School | School of Architecture |
| Date defended/completed | 2004-04-01 |
| Date submitted | 2008 |
| Restricted until | Unrestricted |
| Date published | 2008-07-30 |
| Advisor (committee chair) | Schierle, Goetz |
| Advisor (committee member) |
Noble, Douglas Kensek, Karen |
| Abstract | Lightweight structures have complex forms and are difficult to visualize and translate into two-dimensional drawings. The stability and stiffness of such structures depends on the desired boundaries and internal tension. Their precise shape depends on various factors such as the material used and its properties, its pretension, curvature, and modulus of elasticity.; A useful tool for architects would be a program to generate a mesh for the membrane. The program would compute the form using variable parameters and run a schematic structural analysis to test the intended structural performance under both vertical and lateral loading. The third phase of the program would generate a cutting pattern for the material.; The program, called 'Form Finder' was created in 2004 using Visual Basic 6.0. The tool successfully accepted 3D geometry as input, along with edge conditions and material data and provided the resulting 3D shape and a file containing the resulting stresses. |
| Keyword | tensile membranes; form finding |
| Language | English |
| Part of collection | University of Southern California dissertations and theses |
| Publisher (of the original version) | University of Southern California |
| Place of publication (of the original version) | Los Angeles, California |
| Publisher (of the digital version) | University of Southern California. Libraries |
| Type | texts |
| Legacy record ID | usctheses-m1453 |
| Rights | Rodrigues, Kavita |
| Repository name | Libraries, University of Southern California |
| Repository address | Los Angeles, California |
| Repository email | http://www.usc.edu/isd/libraries/services/ask_a_librarian/email/ |
| Filename | etd-Rodrigues-20080730 |
| Archival file | uscthesesreloadpub_Volume17/etd-Rodrigues-20080730.pdf |
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| Title | Page 1 |
| Full text | THE FORM FINDING OF TENSILE MEMBRANES: A TOOL FOR ARCHITECTS AND DESIGNERS by Kavita Rodrigues A Thesis Presented to the FACULTY OF THE SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree MASTER OF BUILDING SCIENCE August 2008 Copyright 2008 Kavita Rodrigues |
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