Our base structure was arches joined in a zip-way. We created a surface between and got a vault structure in case of better understanding of structural behavior.

SELF LOAD-FIXED SUPPORTS

SELF LOAD-PINNED SUPPORTS

1 APEX PT LOAD-FIXED SUPPORTS

1 CENTRAL PT LOAD-FIXED SUPPORTS

1 APEX PT LOAD-PINNED SUPPORTS

1 CENTRAL PT LOAD-PINNED SUPPORT

Displacement:

Looking at the displacement grafs we can see where is structure’s deformation affected by load. In the diagrams we can understand that

the deformations of the structure are not only in the place where the load is placed, but also in places of arches tension according to

supports.

Stress Vector:

The stress vector lines show the movement of forces between the load and supports. In the diagrams we can see that the stress lines

gradually spreaded from the load to sopports and the most tension achieve closer to supports.

Utilization:

It shows the performance of the material. Looking at the diagrams we can see that material work in the placement of load and closer to

supports.

CHANGED SUPPORTS

SELF SUPPORTED-FIXED SUPPORTS

SELF SUPPORTED-PINNED SUPPORTS

Understanding of structural behavior by changing of supports place:

In diagrams you can see that moving the supports in different axes the most tension of structure is always closer to the base points of supports.

The exploration for a structural module began with a simple geometry-Square. The 2-dimensional geometry was torn, detached and wrapped to achieve a 3-dimensional module. This structure exhibits multiple forces in each folded member. There are tension and compression acting doubly on each member of the module resulting is a overall complex structural behaviour.

The multiple variety of compositions are a result of arrays of overlaps, interlocking and possibility of attaching to various faces.

Exercise 2

Two strips of cardboard where twisted and joined from both ends what forced the elements bend and create such kind of shape. Every element has different kind of forces.

Two elements where joined as an arch and combined in a zip-look structure.

Two elements where joined in 90 degrees angle and connected with two more mirrored. Such combination can be repeated indefinitely.

Such kind of structures and elements itself perform varieties of behavior, such as tension, compression, pushing, torsion etc.

Same elements but with another material – paper, showed more active behavior of structures and gave another possibilities of assembling.