Equilibrium analysis of topological interlocking for structural assemblies
Thesis: M. Eng. in Structural Mechanics and Design, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, 2017.
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| author | Ma, Zhao, M. Eng. Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| author2 | Caitlin Mueller. |
| author_facet | Caitlin Mueller. Ma, Zhao, M. Eng. Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| author_sort | Ma, Zhao, M. Eng. Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
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| description | Thesis: M. Eng. in Structural Mechanics and Design, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, 2017. |
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| spelling | mit-1721.1/1112752019-04-10T09:21:59Z Equilibrium analysis of topological interlocking for structural assemblies Ma, Zhao, M. Eng. Massachusetts Institute of Technology Caitlin Mueller. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering. Civil and Environmental Engineering. Thesis: M. Eng. in Structural Mechanics and Design, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, 2017. This electronic version was submitted by the student author. The certified thesis is available in the Institute Archives and Special Collections. Cataloged from student-submitted PDF version of thesis. Includes bibliographical references (pages 67-[70]). This thesis presents an exploration of topological interlocking system of structural assemblies. By analysing existing topological structures, a mathematical theory is constructed to design different topological interlocking systems based on various existing design techniques. A structural equilibrium analysis method is presented for the designed structural assemblies through a detailed analysis of the collapse mechanism. The method also features a novel way to transform indeterminate problems into determinate problems using the geometric relations, by an implementation of the half-edge data structure in mesh manifold computation. The thesis also briefly introduces a mapping strategy based on conformal mapping on NURBS surface to design freeform topological structural assemblies. by Zhao Ma. M. Eng. in Structural Mechanics and Design 2017-09-15T14:22:28Z 2017-09-15T14:22:28Z 2017 2017 Thesis http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/111275 1003324445 eng MIT theses are protected by copyright. They may be viewed, downloaded, or printed from this source but further reproduction or distribution in any format is prohibited without written permission. http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/7582 71, 3 unnumbered pages application/pdf Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| spellingShingle | Civil and Environmental Engineering. Ma, Zhao, M. Eng. Massachusetts Institute of Technology Equilibrium analysis of topological interlocking for structural assemblies |
| title | Equilibrium analysis of topological interlocking for structural assemblies |
| title_full | Equilibrium analysis of topological interlocking for structural assemblies |
| title_fullStr | Equilibrium analysis of topological interlocking for structural assemblies |
| title_full_unstemmed | Equilibrium analysis of topological interlocking for structural assemblies |
| title_short | Equilibrium analysis of topological interlocking for structural assemblies |
| title_sort | equilibrium analysis of topological interlocking for structural assemblies |
| topic | Civil and Environmental Engineering. |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/111275 |
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