Studio Morphological Engineering - scale model

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Comment by Nicolas Schotte on July 28, 2011 at 10:56am

In the finite element analysis we've used a steel side beam to stiffen the edge. This was necessary because the shell structure is not continuous. In the scale model we've just built the wooden elements (4 layers, 3mm each, MDF; all joints allow rotations). So there is some deflection when you apply a load on top of the structure. But overall it's still reasonably rigid.

Comment by Zygnoth Cosmos on July 28, 2011 at 9:35am

Very nice - was there much deflection after construction?