All Outputs (63)

Racking performance of Platform timber framed walls assessed by rigid body relaxation technique (2016)
Journal Article
D 'Amico, B., Kermani, A., Porteous, J., Dhonju, R., & Zhang, B. (2016). Racking performance of Platform timber framed walls assessed by rigid body relaxation technique. Construction and Building Materials, 129, 148-158. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.conbuild

A new method to assess the raking performance of Platform timber framed walls, is provided in this study: each component of the unit wall assembly is assumed as rigid, hence allowing to drastically reduce the overall number of DoFs involved within th... Read More about Racking performance of Platform timber framed walls assessed by rigid body relaxation technique.

Building timber gridshells with air: Numerical simulations and technique challenges (2016)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Liuti, A., D'Amico, B., & Pugnale, A. (2016, July). Building timber gridshells with air: Numerical simulations and technique challenges. Presented at International Conference Structures and Architecture 2016

Construction has always been a fascinating and challenging aspect of timber gridshells. So far, only three techniques have successfully been used for the erection of such structures: the so-called ‘lift-up’, ‘push-up’ and ‘ease-down’ (Quinn et al. 20... Read More about Building timber gridshells with air: Numerical simulations and technique challenges.

A finite-difference formulation of elastic rod for the design of actively bent structures (2016)
Journal Article
D’Amico, B., Zhang, H., & Kermani, A. (2016). A finite-difference formulation of elastic rod for the design of actively bent structures. Engineering Structures, 117, 518-527. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.engstruct.2016.03.034

A discrete formulation of elastic rod has been tailored for the particular design task of geometric modelling, form finding and analysis of actively bent structural systems. The rod element is fully described by using vector based quantities, hence m... Read More about A finite-difference formulation of elastic rod for the design of actively bent structures.

Timber Grid-shell Structures: form-finding, analysis and optimisation (2015)
Thesis
D'Amico, B. Timber Grid-shell Structures: form-finding, analysis and optimisation. (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University. http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/id/eprint/9833

This thesis aims to provide a set of tools for analysis and design of free-form timber grid-shells. It provides a brief introduction on the relationship between shape and structural behaviour of grid-shells, followed by an introduction to actively-be... Read More about Timber Grid-shell Structures: form-finding, analysis and optimisation.

Timber gridshells: Numerical simulation, design and construction of a full scale structure (2015)
Journal Article
D'Amico, B., Kermani, A., Zhang, H., Pugnale, A., Colabella, S., & Pone, S. (2015). Timber gridshells: Numerical simulation, design and construction of a full scale structure. Structures, 3, 227-235. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.istruc.2015.05.002

Timber gridshell structures, such as the Multihalle for the federal garden festival in Mannheim or the Downland Museum, have been the result of a creative–generative process that indissolubly ‘welded’ the structural contribution to that of form exp... Read More about Timber gridshells: Numerical simulation, design and construction of a full scale structure.

Optimization of cross-section of actively bent grid shells with strength and geometric compatibility constraints (2015)
Journal Article
D’Amico, B., Kermani, A., Zhang, H., Shepherd, P., & Williams, C. (2015). Optimization of cross-section of actively bent grid shells with strength and geometric compatibility constraints. Computers and Structures, 154, 163-176. https://doi.org/10.1016/j

The use of bending as self forming process allows the realization of shape-resistant systems, such as grid shell structures. Here, a numerical method for optimisation of the cross-section of actively bent structures is introduced. For a given load di... Read More about Optimization of cross-section of actively bent grid shells with strength and geometric compatibility constraints.

A form finding method for post formed timber grid shell structures. (2014)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
D'Amico, B., Kermani, A., & Zhang, H. (2014). A form finding method for post formed timber grid shell structures. . https://doi.org/10.13140/2.1.3949.8888

Timber grid shells provide efficient ways of covering large openings with relatively small amount of materials. With three-dimensional CAD software, it is now possible to model a free-form surface and discretize it in smaller straight elements, thus... Read More about A form finding method for post formed timber grid shell structures..

Developing a fuzzy new -generation whole-life cost model for medium-sized office buildings. (2014)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Tokede, O. O., D'Amico, B., Gupta, N. K., & Wamuziri, S. (2014). Developing a fuzzy new -generation whole-life cost model for medium-sized office buildings.

Purpose of this paper The purpose of this paper is to explore the investment appraisal aspects of the new-generation whole-life cost (NWLC) model and develops a fuzzy new-generation whole-life cost model for 25 simulated configurations of a steel-ty... Read More about Developing a fuzzy new -generation whole-life cost model for medium-sized office buildings..

Form finding and structural analysis of actively bent timber grid shells (2014)
Journal Article
D’Amico, B., Kermani, A., & Zhang, H. (2014). Form finding and structural analysis of actively bent timber grid shells. Engineering Structures, 81, 195-207. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.engstruct.2014.09.043

Grid shells are efficient structural systems covering large open spaces with relatively small amount of materials. Also, post forming techniques allow realization of geometrically complex (free-form) shapes by means of standard connection systems. Ho... Read More about Form finding and structural analysis of actively bent timber grid shells.

Construction and form-finding of a post-formed timber grid-shell. (2013)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Pone, S., Colabella, S., Parenti, B., Lancia, D., Fiore, A., D'Amico, B., Portioli, F., Landolfo, R., D'Aniello, M., & Ceraldi, C. (2013, July). Construction and form-finding of a post-formed timber grid-shell

In this paper, the design procedure and construction phases of a post-formed timber grid-shell are described. For form-finding and verification of structural safety, two different numerical models were developed. A particle-springs system tool was... Read More about Construction and form-finding of a post-formed timber grid-shell..

Timber Post-formed Gridshell: Digital Form-finding / drawing and building tool. (2013)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Pone, S., Colabella, S., D'Amico, B., Fiore, A., Lancia, D., & Parenti, B. (2013). Timber Post-formed Gridshell: Digital Form-finding / drawing and building tool.

Summary: This research deals with design, structural analysis and construction of timber post-formed gridshells. Starting from the scale modelling experience, from 1:20 to 1:1 scale, a digital form-finding strategy was early developed with a Building... Read More about Timber Post-formed Gridshell: Digital Form-finding / drawing and building tool..

Form-finding and structural optimisation of timber gridshell structures. (2013)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
D'Amico, B. (2013). Form-finding and structural optimisation of timber gridshell structures.

Contact buckling effects in built-up cold-formed steel beams. (2012)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Portioli, F., D Lorenzo, G., D'Amico, B., Landolfo, R., & Mazzolani, F. M. (2012). Contact buckling effects in built-up cold-formed steel beams.

The aim of this paper is to investigate the effects of contact interactions on local buckling of a built-up cold-formed steel member assembled by mechanical fasteners. To this end a finite element model was developed. The numerical model was valida... Read More about Contact buckling effects in built-up cold-formed steel beams..

Modelling of geometric imperfections in numerical simulations of built-up cold-formed steel beams. (2011)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Portioli, F., D'Amico, B., Di Lorenzo, G., & Landolfo, R. (2011, September). Modelling of geometric imperfections in numerical simulations of built-up cold-formed steel beams. Presented at 6th International Conference on Thin-Walled Structures

This paper is concerned with the modelling of geometric imperfections in the finite element analysis of a built-up cold-formed beam assembled with mechanical fasteners. The objective of the study was to investigate the effects of contact interactions... Read More about Modelling of geometric imperfections in numerical simulations of built-up cold-formed steel beams..

Timber And Wood-based products
Book Chapter
D'Amico, B. (in press). Timber And Wood-based products. In F. Fu, & D. Richardson (Eds.), Structural Design of Buildings: Elemental Design (77-120). ICE Publishing. https://doi.org/10.1680/sdb.95735.077

Timber has been used as a structural material for many centuries and a renewed interest in (and calls for) a greater use in construction is now observed. This has been mostly the result of an increasingly wider body of literature claiming the superio... Read More about Timber And Wood-based products.

Structural Performance of SmartPly Flooring System Under Point-Load of 50x50, June 2021
Report
D'Amico, B. (2021). Structural Performance of SmartPly Flooring System Under Point-Load of 50x50, June 2021. Medite Smartply

The report describes tests carried out at Edinburgh Napier University on a series of flooring systems using OSB/3 and OSB/4 floor panels supplied by SmartPly Ltd, in March 2021. The report is part of a bigger testing campaign involving several types... Read More about Structural Performance of SmartPly Flooring System Under Point-Load of 50x50, June 2021.

Racking Performance of Light Gauge Steel Frame Walls Made with Smartply OSB3 Sheathing Boards Phase 1: Solid Walls
Report
D'Amico, B., & Dhonju, R. Racking Performance of Light Gauge Steel Frame Walls Made with Smartply OSB3 Sheathing Boards Phase 1: Solid Walls. SmartPly/SCI

This report describes tests carried out at the heavy structures lab (A25), Edinburgh Napier University on the racking performance of a number of walls made with light gauge steel sections and Smartply OSB3 sheathing boards as supplied by Smartply Eur... Read More about Racking Performance of Light Gauge Steel Frame Walls Made with Smartply OSB3 Sheathing Boards Phase 1: Solid Walls.

Structural Performance of SmartPly 30mm OSB Flooring System (Phase 2) Under Point-Load of 50x50 to BS EN 1195:1998 and BS EN 12871:2013
Report
D'Amico, B., & Dhonju, R. Structural Performance of SmartPly 30mm OSB Flooring System (Phase 2) Under Point-Load of 50x50 to BS EN 1195:1998 and BS EN 12871:2013. SmartPly Ltd

This report describes tests carried out at heavy structures lab (A25), Edinburgh Napier University on a series of flooring systems using 30mm OSB boards supplied by SmartPly Ltd, in January 2019. The client’s requirements were as follows: To de... Read More about Structural Performance of SmartPly 30mm OSB Flooring System (Phase 2) Under Point-Load of 50x50 to BS EN 1195:1998 and BS EN 12871:2013.

Structural Performance of SmartPly 30mm OSB Flooring System Under Point-Load of 50x50 to BS EN 1195:1998 and BS EN 12871:2013 (Phase 1)
Report
D'Amico, B., & Dhonju, R. Structural Performance of SmartPly 30mm OSB Flooring System Under Point-Load of 50x50 to BS EN 1195:1998 and BS EN 12871:2013 (Phase 1). SmartPly Ltd

This report describes tests carried out at the heavy structures lab (A25), Edinburgh Napier University on a series of flooring systems using 30mm OSB boards supplied by SmartPly Ltd, in June 2018. The client’s requirements were as follows: To d... Read More about Structural Performance of SmartPly 30mm OSB Flooring System Under Point-Load of 50x50 to BS EN 1195:1998 and BS EN 12871:2013 (Phase 1).

Racking Performance of Timber Framed Walls made by IJM Timber Frame (Phase 1)
Report
D'Amico, B., & Dhonju, R. Racking Performance of Timber Framed Walls made by IJM Timber Frame (Phase 1). IJM Timber Frame

This report describes tests carried out at the heavy structures lab (A25), Edinburgh Napier University on the racking performance of a number of timber framed walls as supplied by IJM Timber Frame Company. The client’s requirements were as follows:... Read More about Racking Performance of Timber Framed Walls made by IJM Timber Frame (Phase 1).