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dc.contributor.advisorWaclaw Zalewski.en_US
dc.contributor.authorTayar, Memduh Alien_US
dc.contributor.otherMassachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Architecture.en_US
dc.date.accessioned2013-03-28T17:59:04Z
dc.date.available2013-03-28T17:59:04Z
dc.date.copyright1986en_US
dc.date.issued1986en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/78067
dc.descriptionThesis (M.S.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Architecture, 1986.en_US
dc.descriptionMICROFICHE COPY AVAILABLE IN ARCHIVES AND ROTCH.en_US
dc.descriptionIncludes bibliographical references (leaves 84-86).en_US
dc.description.abstractThe objective of this thesis is to develop design approaches to structural optimization. In the example of three-dimensional grid structures, widely known as 'space frames', possible configurations are explored which maximize the load-bearing capacity of the system in relation to its weight. The study has been organized in two chapters: The first chapter starts with a brief review of structural concepts. Along with Gothic as a historical example to optimization, modem analytical methods to optimal structural design are presented which include Maxwell's Lemma, Michell's Fields and Ultimate Strength Analysis. In the second part of the thesis the design solutions are presented. The emphasis lies on a deployable space frame which is based on bar-joist like elements.en_US
dc.description.statementofresponsibilityby Memduh Ali Tayar.en_US
dc.format.extent86 leavesen_US
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.publisherMassachusetts Institute of Technologyen_US
dc.rightsM.I.T. theses are protected by copyright. They may be viewed from this source for any purpose, but reproduction or distribution in any format is prohibited without written permission. See provided URL for inquiries about permission.en_US
dc.rights.urihttp://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/7582en_US
dc.subjectArchitecture.en_US
dc.titleDesign approaches to structural optimizationen_US
dc.title.alternativeStructural optimization, Design approaches toen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
dc.description.degreeM.S.en_US
dc.contributor.departmentMassachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Architecture
dc.identifier.oclc15368792en_US


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