TY - JOUR TI - Shaping curved steel rod structures AU - Dźwierzyńska, Jolanta TI - Shaping curved steel rod structures AB - The paper addresses the problem of the efficient shaping of curved steel rod structures conducted based on the Enneper surface. The proposed parametric design process consists in linking the geometric shaping of grid models with their structural analysis and optimization, which is realized through the application of design tools working in the Rhinoceros 3D software. The mechanical performance of lattices covered with glass panels is evaluated and the structures are pre-dimensioned. The presented aesthetic grid shells with good structural characteristics may constitute original coverings. However, the analysis, which targets an early stage of the design, aims at providing design guidelines to facilitate communication between architects and civil engineers. VL - 2018 IS - Volume 8 Year 2018 (115) PY - 2018 SN - 0011-4561 C1 - 2353-737X SP - 87 EP - 98 DO - 10.4467/2353737XCT.18.117.8892 UR - https://ejournals.eu/en/journal/czasopismo-techniczne/article/shaping-curved-steel-rod-structures KW - parametric modeling KW - structural analysis KW - rod structures KW - Rhinoceros 3D KW - Grasshopper KW - Karamba 3D