TENSIONED AUXETIC STRUCTURES MANUAL CALCULUS

Abstract

Article history Received: 18 February 2019 Accepted: 26 February 2019 Published: 11 March 2019 Auxetic materials have several properties very useful to be applied to architecture structures. This paper is aimed to test structurally a specific auxetic structure model. This hypothesis will be checked: if auxetic materials have innovative properties in nanoscale then they will also have these properties in macro-scale. But there are some differences between these dissimilar scales. In the nanoscale auxetic structures have rigid knots with flexible bars, but in the macroscale they will have articulated knots and a cable that stabilizes the set. A unity of the hexagonal reentrant structure will be tested in order to obtain its structural characteristics. The application of this structure and its behavior in architecture are not yet known, that’s why this auxetic model will become an experimental model to establish a structural evaluation of one of the most innovative auxetic geometries, to apply to the construction of new architectures. The results of this research will be clarified by their structural evaluation, by means of the utilization of manual calculus. The reentrant hexagonal geometry provides a strong foundation for research of application of new structural systems on the production of architecture, while identifying transformations that new geometries and their application techniques, will contribute to the development and divulgation of new spatial and typological solutions. That is the reason to claim a detailed analysis to advance on the design and construction of new architectures.