dc.contributor.advisor | Caitlin Mueller. | en_US |
dc.contributor.author | Ma, Zhao, M. Eng. Massachusetts Institute of Technology | en_US |
dc.contributor.other | Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering. | en_US |
dc.date.accessioned | 2017-09-15T14:22:28Z | |
dc.date.available | 2017-09-15T14:22:28Z | |
dc.date.copyright | 2017 | en_US |
dc.date.issued | 2017 | en_US |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/111275 | |
dc.description | Thesis: M. Eng. in Structural Mechanics and Design, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, 2017. | en_US |
dc.description | This electronic version was submitted by the student author. The certified thesis is available in the Institute Archives and Special Collections. | en_US |
dc.description | Cataloged from student-submitted PDF version of thesis. | en_US |
dc.description | Includes bibliographical references (pages 67-[70]). | en_US |
dc.description.abstract | 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. | en_US |
dc.description.statementofresponsibility | by Zhao Ma. | en_US |
dc.format.extent | 71, 3 unnumbered pages | en_US |
dc.language.iso | eng | en_US |
dc.publisher | Massachusetts Institute of Technology | en_US |
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dc.rights.uri | http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/7582 | en_US |
dc.subject | Civil and Environmental Engineering. | en_US |
dc.title | Equilibrium analysis of topological interlocking for structural assemblies | en_US |
dc.type | Thesis | en_US |
dc.description.degree | M. Eng. in Structural Mechanics and Design | en_US |
dc.contributor.department | Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering | |
dc.identifier.oclc | 1003324445 | en_US |