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Saltatur (2020)

article⁄Saltatur (2020)
contributors⁄
Akbarzadeh, Masoud
Ghomi, Ali Tabatabaie
Bolhassani, Mohammad
Akbari, Mostafa
Seyedahmadian, Alireza
Papalexiou, Konstantinos
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ACADIA 2020: Distributed Proximities / Volume II: Projects (2020)
abstract⁄The Saltatur Dancer in Latin demonstrates innovative research in the design and fabrication of a prefab structure consisting of spatial concrete nodes assembled in a compressiononly configuration. The compressiononly body is kept in equilibrium using the posttensioning steel rods at the top and the bottom of the structure, supporting an ultrathin glass structure on its top. A nodebased assembly was considered as a method of construction. An innovative detailing was developed that allows locking each member in its exact location in the body, obviating the need for a particular assembly sequence. A bespoke steel connection transfers the tensile forces between the concrete members effectively. Achieving a high level of efficiency in utilizing concrete for spatial systems requires a robust and powerful structural design and fabrication approach that has been meticulously exhibited in this project. The structural form of the project was developed using a threedimensional geometrybased structural design method known as 3D Graphic Statics with precise control over the magnitude of the lateral forces in the system. The entire concrete body of the structure is held in compression by the tension ties at the top and bottom of the structure with no horizontal reactions at the supports. This particular internal distribution of forces in the form of the compressiononly body reduces the bending moment in the system and, therefore, the required mass to span such a distance.
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Year 2020
Authors Akbarzadeh, Masoud; Ghomi, Ali Tabatabaie; Bolhassani, Mohammad; Akbari, Mostafa; Seyedahmadian, Alireza; Papalexiou, Konstantinos.
Issue ACADIA 2020: Distributed Proximities / Volume II: Projects
Pages 108-113.
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