http://legacy.iaacblog.com/maa2011-2012-experimentalstructures Thu, 17 May 2012 10:22:13 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://legacy.iaacblog.com/maa2011-2012-experimentalstructures/2012/02/convergent-curves/ http://legacy.iaacblog.com/maa2011-2012-experimentalstructures/2012/02/convergent-curves/#comments Tue, 28 Feb 2012 15:04:43 +0000 lokman.lee http://legacy.iaacblog.com/maa2011-2012-experimentalstructures/?p=311 Starting with folding three curves converging into one points, the project started with a fan-shape prototype with 3 leaves each. This prototype is closed to a triangular structure which therefore could be replicated continuously to infinitely.
The second part of the study was to use 3D simulation tools to translate the 3D structure into a plane surface which could be handled by CNC machines.

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