Title (acronym): Analysis of the stress relaxation in curved members and new joints solutions for timber Gridshells made out of Eucalyputs globulus (EUCAGRID) Reference: BIA2015-64491-P Funding: National Program for the Promotion of Scientific and Technical Research of Excellence, National Subprogram
Experimental Workshop II (Spring Semester 2023)
DESIGN AND DIGITAL FABRICATION OF TIMBER STRUCTURES Spring Semestre Schedule Thursday and Friday 12:30-14:30 (wrong information from ETSAM website) Description The workshop will involve the design and manufacture of a full-scale laminated timber structure using parametric design and digital fabrication
Master in Building Structures (MUEE)
Master official website Master in Building Structures (MUEE). 2014-2022 Description The design of a structure is a task that involves different stages and, at each stage, it is necessary to assess the problem, study possible solutions and make decisions. Firstly,
Master in Timber Construction 2022-2023
Link to the official course website Introduction and presentation In just a few years, timber has become one of the mainstays of innovative construction. Its advantages have proved to be clearly competitive in a sector that consumes huge quantities of
Timber Construction 4rd Ed. 2021-2022
Course’s Official Website Introduction and presentation In just a few years, wood has become one of the mainstays of innovative construction. Its advantages have proved to be clearly competitive in a sector that consumes huge quantities of raw materials and
Timber Construction 3rd Ed. 2020-2021
Course’s Official Website Introduction and presentation In recent years we have witnessed a growing and worldwide interest in timber construction. In Spain, this interest has been strongly felt in many different areas of society. Architecture and engineering, designers, builders and
Timber Construction 2nd Ed. 2019-2020
Introduction and presentation In recent years we have witnessed a growing and worldwide interest in timber construction. In Spain, this interest has awakened a strong interest in many different areas of society, including individuals, companies and institutions. Architects, engineers, planners,
Timber Construction 1st Ed. 2018
Introduction and presentation In recent years we have witnessed a growing and worldwide interest in timber construction. In Spain, this interest has awakened a strong interest in many different areas of society, including individuals, companies and institutions. Architects, engineers, planners,
Dr. Antonio Lara Bocanegra
Antonio is Assistant Professor at the Department of Building Structures and Physics, at the School of Architecture (ETSAM) of the Technical University of Madrid (UPM) and researcher at the Timber Construction Research Group (GICM). With a strong interest in architectural and structural design,
Roig A, Lara-Bocanegra AJ, Majano-Majano A, Guaita M. (2021) Integrating design tools for elastic timber gridshells. World Conference on Timber Engineering (WCTE 2021), Santiago, Chile.
Abstract The design of gridshells always requires an iterative process between architecture and engineering with accurate adjustment of different parameters from early stages, which causes a great deal of effort. This paper presents five parametrized generative algorithms developed in Grasshopper®