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Design Methods using Physical Experients as Analog Computers - Some Examples Illustrating the Work of the Institute for Lightweight Structures, using Self Organizing Physical Processes to Define the Optimum Shape of the Natural Structures

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S. Gast, "Design Methods using Physical Experients as Analog Computers - Some Examples Illustrating the Work of the Institute for Lightweight Structures, using Self Organizing Physical Processes to Define the Optimum Shape of the Natural Structures", in B.H.V. Topping, (Editor), "Proceedings of the International Conference on the Design and Construction of Non-Conventional Structures", Civil-Comp Press, Edinburgh, UK, pp 269-276, 1987. doi:10.4203/ccp.7.10.3

Abstract

Natural Structures are structures which show with particular transparency, independent, whether they are part of nature or part of the man-made, technical world, the physical, biological and/or technical processes of the origin and which are by no means open to improvement. To develop technical structures which fulfil these requirements and by that give some hints on the explanation of structures in nature, the Institute for Lightweight Structures makes use of a lot of different methods which are to be named as analog computers.

Analog computers are mechanical tools to solve certain problems on the strength of the fact, that they got some qualities which are analogous to the problem set up. In general, the physical system finds its equilibrium in very short time, compared to the computing time of digital computers. A further advantage lies in the descriptiveness of the result and of every intermediate state: the result of the form determining process is a real three-dimensional model of reality.

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Front Page Browse CCP CSETS CTR IJRT Other Authors Search Purchase Guide FAQ Contact us	Civil-Comp Proceedings ISSN 1759-3433 CCP: 7/8 PROCEEDINGS OF THE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON THE DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF NON-CONVENTIONAL STRUCTURES Edited by: B.H.V. Topping Paper X.3 Design Methods using Physical Experients as Analog Computers - Some Examples Illustrating the Work of the Institute for Lightweight Structures, using Self Organizing Physical Processes to Define the Optimum Shape of the Natural Structures S. Gast Institute for Lightweight Structures (IL), University of Stuttgart, Germany doi:10.4203/ccp.7.10.3 purchase the full-text of this paper Full Bibliographic Reference for this paper S. Gast, "Design Methods using Physical Experients as Analog Computers - Some Examples Illustrating the Work of the Institute for Lightweight Structures, using Self Organizing Physical Processes to Define the Optimum Shape of the Natural Structures", in B.H.V. Topping, (Editor), "Proceedings of the International Conference on the Design and Construction of Non-Conventional Structures", Civil-Comp Press, Edinburgh, UK, pp 269-276, 1987. doi:10.4203/ccp.7.10.3 Abstract Natural Structures are structures which show with particular transparency, independent, whether they are part of nature or part of the man-made, technical world, the physical, biological and/or technical processes of the origin and which are by no means open to improvement. To develop technical structures which fulfil these requirements and by that give some hints on the explanation of structures in nature, the Institute for Lightweight Structures makes use of a lot of different methods which are to be named as analog computers. Analog computers are mechanical tools to solve certain problems on the strength of the fact, that they got some qualities which are analogous to the problem set up. In general, the physical system finds its equilibrium in very short time, compared to the computing time of digital computers. A further advantage lies in the descriptiveness of the result and of every intermediate state: the result of the form determining process is a real three-dimensional model of reality. purchase the full-text of this paper (price £20) go to the previous paper go to the next paper return to the table of contents return to the book description purchase this book (price £78 +P&P)
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