CONFERENCE PRESENTATION: IASS 2013 Beyond the limits of man

We are at the IASS 2013 Symposium in Wroclaw (Poland), home to Max Berg’s Centennial Hall. Our presentations range from a discussion form-finding and buckling optimization of stability-sensitive structures to elastic splines to the engineering in the works of Pier Luigi Nervi. 09.23 until 09.27.

 

Our papers on the works of Nervi are also published in the Journal of the International Association for Shell and Spatial Structures.  You can find copies on the publications page.

 

1. Halpern, A., Billington D. and Adriaenssens S.(2013).‘The ribbed floor slab systems of Pier Luigi Nervi.’In: Journal of International Association of Shell and Spatial Structures.

2. Segal T. and Adriaenssens S. (2013). ‘Norfolk Scope Arena: A US Dome with a Unique Configuration of Interior Ribs and Buttresses.’ In: Journal of International Association of Shell and Spatial Structures.

3. Adriaenssens S., and Billington D. (2013). ‘Nervi’s cantilevering stadium roofs: discipline of economy leads to inspiration.’ In: Journal of International Association of Shell and Spatial Structures.