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Mapping double-curved surfaces for production as precast concrete shell elements

H.R. Schipper1, P. Eigenraam2

1 Faculty of Civil Engineering and Geosciences, Delft University of Technology P.O. Box 5048, 2600 GA Delft, the Netherlands
2 Faculty of Architecture and the Built Environment, Delft University of Technology, the Netherlands

Practical implications of deforming a flat mould surface into a double-curved shape. Proposal for processing concrete elements with a complex double-curved geometry in an efficient and accurate manner using parametric, associative modelling.

Key words: Flexible mould, precast concrete, Gaussian curvature, parametric associative modelling, shear deformation