Never seen before - non- orthogonal steel beam construction
Never seen before - non- orthogonal steel beam construction
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Good Day All,
I am designing a steel frame, mixed commercial/residential, multistory building.
The load bearing steel frame will have cuboctohedron joints.
The resulting interior space is a rhombic dodecahedron.
The cuboctohedron joints are joined to the beams on the triangular faces.
The 6-pointed star is to align triangular beams on the joint faces.
https://res.cloudinary.com/engineering-com/image/upload/v1460928686/tips/01_cuboctohedron_joint_uuqkdv.tiff
The 3 meter floor-to-ceiling height is demonstrated on this rhombic dodecahedron.
The edge, i.e. distance between the joint centers, is about 4.5 meters.
https://res.cloudinary.com/engineering-com/image/upload/v1460928697/tips/02_three_meter_cell_k6y8kv.tiff
This is basic cell with rudimentary roof, ceiling and floor.
https://res.cloudinary.com/engineering-com/image/upload/v1460928714/tips/04_rudimentary_roof_ceiling_floor_bzxgf6.tiff
Here are 3 views of a multi-cell, 2 story complex.
https://res.cloudinary.com/engineering-com/image/upload/v1460928737/tips/05_multi-cell_unit_-_aerial_view_uswyjb.tiff
https://res.cloudinary.com/engineering-com/image/upload/v1460928749/tips/05_multi-cell_unit_-_elevation_doo6uu.tiff
https://res.cloudinary.com/engineering-com/image/upload/v1460929046/tips/05_multi-cell_unit_-_isometric_view_cq1qln.tiff
I'm interested in:
1. a structural engineer experienced with this configuration AND/OR
2. a load analysis to arrive at a steel cost per square foot of usable space.
I hope you can show me that this has been done before.
Sincerely,
Michael Medlock
President
Sea Station Inc.
I am designing a steel frame, mixed commercial/residential, multistory building.
The load bearing steel frame will have cuboctohedron joints.
The resulting interior space is a rhombic dodecahedron.
The cuboctohedron joints are joined to the beams on the triangular faces.
The 6-pointed star is to align triangular beams on the joint faces.
https://res.cloudinary.com/engineering-com/image/upload/v1460928686/tips/01_cuboctohedron_joint_uuqkdv.tiff
The 3 meter floor-to-ceiling height is demonstrated on this rhombic dodecahedron.
The edge, i.e. distance between the joint centers, is about 4.5 meters.
https://res.cloudinary.com/engineering-com/image/upload/v1460928697/tips/02_three_meter_cell_k6y8kv.tiff
This is basic cell with rudimentary roof, ceiling and floor.
https://res.cloudinary.com/engineering-com/image/upload/v1460928714/tips/04_rudimentary_roof_ceiling_floor_bzxgf6.tiff
Here are 3 views of a multi-cell, 2 story complex.
https://res.cloudinary.com/engineering-com/image/upload/v1460928737/tips/05_multi-cell_unit_-_aerial_view_uswyjb.tiff
https://res.cloudinary.com/engineering-com/image/upload/v1460928749/tips/05_multi-cell_unit_-_elevation_doo6uu.tiff
https://res.cloudinary.com/engineering-com/image/upload/v1460929046/tips/05_multi-cell_unit_-_isometric_view_cq1qln.tiff
I'm interested in:
1. a structural engineer experienced with this configuration AND/OR
2. a load analysis to arrive at a steel cost per square foot of usable space.
I hope you can show me that this has been done before.
Sincerely,
Michael Medlock
President
Sea Station Inc.





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