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Alexander Slocum.
Yang, Tiffany
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Mechanical Engineering.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Mechanical Engineering
2007-03-12T17:43:48Z
2007-03-12T17:43:48Z
2006
2006
http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/36680
77536693
Thesis (S.B.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, 2006.
Water-like wave patterns on surfaces are seen in the walls of the Glaphyros Apartment in Paris, France and in the Frankfurt Nightclub in Frankfurt, Germany (designed by Mark Goulthorpe). These 3-D surfaces were created by first constructing molds which is an extremely time-consuming and inefficient process. It is also difficult to transport a large mold from the machine shop where it was created to the building site where the panel will be installed. Additionally, the non-modularity of molds requires that a new one be created for a different design. It would be much simpler and efficient if the mold is replaced with a portable apparatus that can machine the surface directly. The main concept is a vertical milling machine appropriately named the Wall-Mill. The goal of this thesis project is to design and construct a prototype of the Wall-Mill.
by Tiffany Yang.
S.B.
22 leaves
eng
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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Mechanical Engineering.
The Wall-Mill : the design of a flexible machine for the in-situ architectural machining of surfaces
Design of a flexible machine for the in-situ architectural machining of surfaces
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