Form and Logic of structures
Session
Civil Engineering, Infrastructure and Environment
Description
Almost all of Civil Engineering structures does harbor some degree of logic. Sometimes, it is plain to see it and sometimes it lies hidden so only a well-informed eye can detect it. Natural phenomena are dual in their mode of interaction. So are Tension and Compression, which do represent the basic genome of any structure be it simple or very complex. Bending and torsion are somewhere in between. A structural Form that respects this interplay in addition to the flow of forces being in consonance with the principal laws of Nature, imperatively results in not only economically and mechanically efficient ones but in aesthetically pleasant silhouettes also.
Session Chair
Liberato Ferrara
Session Co-Chair
Kubilay Akçaözoglu
Proceedings Editor
Edmond Hajrizi
ISBN
978-9951-437-54-7
Location
Durres, Albania
Start Date
28-10-2017 4:00 PM
End Date
28-10-2017 5:50 PM
DOI
10.33107/ubt-ic.2017.65
Recommended Citation
Selmani, F. H., "Form and Logic of structures" (2017). UBT International Conference. 65.
https://knowledgecenter.ubt-uni.net/conference/2017/all-events/65
Form and Logic of structures
Durres, Albania
Almost all of Civil Engineering structures does harbor some degree of logic. Sometimes, it is plain to see it and sometimes it lies hidden so only a well-informed eye can detect it. Natural phenomena are dual in their mode of interaction. So are Tension and Compression, which do represent the basic genome of any structure be it simple or very complex. Bending and torsion are somewhere in between. A structural Form that respects this interplay in addition to the flow of forces being in consonance with the principal laws of Nature, imperatively results in not only economically and mechanically efficient ones but in aesthetically pleasant silhouettes also.