Abstract: The type of joint used is important with respect to the behavior of grid shells. Prototype static experiments and numerical analyses were conducted to study the mechanical behaviors of a new type of joint: bolted joints ...

Abstract: The glass cable truss can be used in pedestrian bridges, glass roofs, and glass curtain walls, and its characteristics and components are introduced in this article. Model tests and finite-element analysis (FEA) were ...

Abstract: This paper proposes a novel three-dimensional (3D) discrete solid-element method (DSEM) to calculate the extremely large deformation and high material nonlinearity of continuity. In DSEM, the material is discretized into ...

Abstract: A cable-braced grid shell is a new type of single-layer latticed shell suitable for glass roofs. Compared with traditional single-layer latticed shells, this new type of shell has a unique mesh shape (planar quadrilateral ...

Abstract: The nonlinear vibration differential equation and vibration frequency of cable net glazing subject to earthquake loading was determined, and a geometrically nonlinear single-degree-of-freedom model for cable net glazing ...