I am still not sure what am I going to do with this thesis.
I did not achieve to find the necessary info for creating a new material in structural analysis software (I am using RFEM and RSTAB - they are the same). I did found some info about fiber reinforced polymers, but I do not think that they can be implemented on my tube cross-sectioned space frame. I think those characteristics of carbon fiber I found are maybe for cloth shape not, tube (there Young's modulus is 450GPa !!!). Any help in finding the necessary characteristics for this material?
toa011 Wrote:I suggest to search the literature for what other architects have done on space grid structures, then go and and propose a light-weight three-dimensional grid structure for an existing and hypothetical structure with emphasis on the structures ability to bear load. For example you can select new materials that are becoming more popular in construction these days: fiber-reinforced polymers, come up with a space-grid structure and see you can handle the aesthetics and structural design/form.
I did not achieve to find the necessary info for creating a new material in structural analysis software (I am using RFEM and RSTAB - they are the same). I did found some info about fiber reinforced polymers, but I do not think that they can be implemented on my tube cross-sectioned space frame. I think those characteristics of carbon fiber I found are maybe for cloth shape not, tube (there Young's modulus is 450GPa !!!). Any help in finding the necessary characteristics for this material?