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Figure 5: Structural System Figure 6: Tension cables of horizontal truss.
The performance calculations and analysis has been conducted in collaboration with Tim Macfarlane /
Dewhurst and Martin Bechtold / GSD Harvard - Solid works 2008 (non-linear FE analysis). Torsion
has been applied to assess the maximum twisting angle before failure.
Figure 7: Force Load Figure 8: Stress Figure 9: Deformation
The maximum opening angle for the glass fins (6000 x 400 x 6 mm) figured approx. 50 degree. This
results in a maximum porosity (relation of open to total glass surface) of 56.3 % (Fig. 10,11).
Figure 10: max. torsion angle 50° Figure 11: max. porosity achieved 56.3%
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