Post-Formfinding Determination of Geodesic Lines in Cutting Pattern Design for Membrane Structures

Abstract

This paper describes a numerical procedure for determining geodesies on a surface. The surface is defined by a mesh of planar triangular finite elements. Examples are presented to illustrate the relevance of this procedure in the development of cutting patterns for membrane structures.

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