This is a novel form-finding approach for the equilibrium-based design of strut-and-tie models.
Users cam input a conceptual structural model characterized by tension and compression forces, the solver iteratively identifies the nearest equilibrium state of the form and calculates the associated forces.
The current version supports the contrainted form-finding by adding the form constraints within the 'goal' system in K2 (Kangaroo2).
The method is implemented as a C# component for the CAD environment McNeel Rhino/Grasshopper for both Windows and MacOS.
You can also refer to the .NET assembly [VecDiffEqSolverBeta.dll] in C# code to run this method in customized workflow.
This method is currently developed and mantained by:
- Yuchi Shen Southeast University of Nanjing, School of Architecture
- Yinan Xiao
- Pierluigi D'Acunto Technical University of Munich, Professorship of Structural Design
- Patrick Ole Ohlbrock ETH Zurich, Chair of Structural Design
If you use the method, please reference the official GitHub repository:
@Misc{VecDiffEqSolver,
author = {Yuchi Shen, Yinan Xiao, Pierluigi D'Acunto, Patrick Ole Ohlbrock},
title = {{EqulibriumSolver_VectorDifference}},
year = {2023},
note = {Release 1.00 Beta},
url = { https://github.com/YuchiSHEN/EqSolver_VectorDifferenceMethod.git },
}