A Grasshopper Plugin for Finite Element Analysis with Solid Elements and Its Application on Gridshell Nodes
Linking architectural models to structural analyses can be demanding and time-consuming, especially when the architectural models cannot be accurately analysed using readily available one- or two-dimensional finite elements. This paper presents a tool for finite element analysis using solid elements...
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| author | Sverre Magnus Haakonsen Steinar Hillersøy Dyvik Marcin Luczkowski Anders Rønnquist |
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| description | Linking architectural models to structural analyses can be demanding and time-consuming, especially when the architectural models cannot be accurately analysed using readily available one- or two-dimensional finite elements. This paper presents a tool for finite element analysis using solid elements developed as a plugin for Grasshopper 3D<sup>®</sup> that enables designers to include analyses of complex objects within the same software as the design exploration. A benchmark using the tool on a cantilever beam is compared with both ANSYS<sup>®</sup> and the theoretical solution, before the versatility of the tool is demonstrated by analyzing the metal part in timber gridshell nodes. The results were satisfying and the tool can prove especially useful for early phase design and collaboration between diciplines. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-1d229defcddf4190bd0fcd4a1ae0a1912023-11-23T15:26:42ZengMDPI AGApplied Sciences2076-34172022-06-011212603710.3390/app12126037A Grasshopper Plugin for Finite Element Analysis with Solid Elements and Its Application on Gridshell NodesSverre Magnus Haakonsen0Steinar Hillersøy Dyvik1Marcin Luczkowski2Anders Rønnquist3Department of Structural Engineering, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, 7034 Trondheim, NorwayDepartment of Architecture and Technology, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, 7034 Trondheim, NorwayDepartment of Structural Engineering, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, 7034 Trondheim, NorwayDepartment of Structural Engineering, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, 7034 Trondheim, NorwayLinking architectural models to structural analyses can be demanding and time-consuming, especially when the architectural models cannot be accurately analysed using readily available one- or two-dimensional finite elements. This paper presents a tool for finite element analysis using solid elements developed as a plugin for Grasshopper 3D<sup>®</sup> that enables designers to include analyses of complex objects within the same software as the design exploration. A benchmark using the tool on a cantilever beam is compared with both ANSYS<sup>®</sup> and the theoretical solution, before the versatility of the tool is demonstrated by analyzing the metal part in timber gridshell nodes. The results were satisfying and the tool can prove especially useful for early phase design and collaboration between diciplines.https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/12/12/6037FEAGrasshopper 3DSolid FEMvolumetric analysisgridshellreticulated shell |
| spellingShingle | Sverre Magnus Haakonsen Steinar Hillersøy Dyvik Marcin Luczkowski Anders Rønnquist A Grasshopper Plugin for Finite Element Analysis with Solid Elements and Its Application on Gridshell Nodes Applied Sciences FEA Grasshopper 3D Solid FEM volumetric analysis gridshell reticulated shell |
| title | A Grasshopper Plugin for Finite Element Analysis with Solid Elements and Its Application on Gridshell Nodes |
| title_full | A Grasshopper Plugin for Finite Element Analysis with Solid Elements and Its Application on Gridshell Nodes |
| title_fullStr | A Grasshopper Plugin for Finite Element Analysis with Solid Elements and Its Application on Gridshell Nodes |
| title_full_unstemmed | A Grasshopper Plugin for Finite Element Analysis with Solid Elements and Its Application on Gridshell Nodes |
| title_short | A Grasshopper Plugin for Finite Element Analysis with Solid Elements and Its Application on Gridshell Nodes |
| title_sort | grasshopper plugin for finite element analysis with solid elements and its application on gridshell nodes |
| topic | FEA Grasshopper 3D Solid FEM volumetric analysis gridshell reticulated shell |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/12/12/6037 |
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