Shaped beams: unlocking new geometry for efficient structures
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Algorithmic methods have been used to reduce required material quantities through the optimization of structural form.
“Algorithmic methods have also been used to facilitate another approach for limiting embodied carbon in buildings: reducing required material quantities through the optimization of structural form (Mayencourt and Mueller 2020;Ismail, Mayencourt, and Mueller 2021).”
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- Ismail, M. A., Mayencourt, P. L., & Mueller, C. T.
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- Massachusetts Institute of Technology (US)
- Corresponding author
- Ismail, Mohamed A.
- Venue
- Architecture, Structures and Construction
- Published
- 2021-09-06
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- 1
- Issue
- 1
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- 37-52
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- 2730-9886 (ISSN-L)
- 2730-9894
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- W3197877224
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- Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- Topics
- Physical Sciences › Engineering › Civil and Structural Engineering › Structural Analysis and Optimization
- Physical Sciences › Engineering › Civil and Structural Engineering › Seismic and Structural Analysis of Tall Buildings
- Physical Sciences › Engineering › Civil and Structural Engineering › Topology Optimization in Engineering
- Keywords
- shaped beams, floor beams, floor slabs, embodied energy, embodied carbon, high-rise buildings, structural efficiency, material efficiency
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