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Back to Fundamentals [1]
Graphic Static
This lecture of a series of three will address the fundamentals of graphic statics. After a short introduction on the uses of graphic statics, whether as an analytical or integral tool, the lecture will re-establish step by step the elements of graphic statics for structural analysis and design. Starting with the work of Simon Stevin (1605) who established the triangle of forces and the very first funiculars, the presentation progressively introduces the uses of graphic statics for structural equilibrium, internal force analysis, trusses and framework resolutions, arch and beam analysis. In the second part, the presentation addresses its use for the analysis of hyperstatic problems such as hyperstatic trusses and beams and rigid frames.Finally, the presentation will show the uses of graphic statics for structural design with a contemporary project and through two detailed examples from the work of Robert Maillart.
The 'Back to fundamentals' series, as part of the online series of lectures 'Performance based Digital Design Theory' of the Tongji University 2023, addresses the topic of applied structural design, particularly through 3D statics with VGS, by returning to fundamentals of structural design.
Denis Zastavni
UCLouvain
Denis Zastavni is Dr. Engineer Architect and Professor in the Louvain research institute for Landscape, Architecture, Built environment [LAB] and at the Faculty of Architecture, Architectural Engineering and Urbanism [LOCI] of the UCLouvain in Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium. He has first worked as a structural engineer and architect for over a decade. His PhD was on Robert Maillart’s design methods and won the Premio Edoardo Benvenuto in 2008. His main publications are on structural design, pedagogical approaches in teaching structure, and Robert Maillart’s designs. With his team, his current research is focused on structural design approaches and tools, analysis of historical structures, history of the design of structures, graphic statics, timber constructions and on deepening his knowledge of Robert Maillart’s structural methods.
Time: March 24 19:00-21:25(UTC-+8)
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