The Princeton University course on German thin-shell structures in fall 2012 that resulted in the exhibition "Evolution of German Shells: Efficiency in Form" was co-taught by Sigrid Adriaenssens and ...

Sigrid Adriaenssens and Branko Glišić, assistant professors of civil and environmental engineering at Princeton University, co-taught a course on German thin-shell structures in the fall of 2012 that ...

Thin shell structures are widely used in high-performance engineering due to their favorable strength-to-weight characteristics and capacity for distributed load-bearing. However, traditional ...

Their Theory and Analysis. By Joachim Born. Translated by C. V. Amerongen. Pp. ix + 250. (London: Crosby Lockwood and Son, Ltd., 1962.) 63s. net. Theory of Elastic ...

A thin shell pavilion with an audio feedback program invites engagement. Apertures, the amorphous pavilion designed and fabricated by Baumgartner+Uriu (B+U) with students from SCI-Arc, challenges two ...

Researchers from Skoltech have uncovered physical principles governing the remote "tuning" of nanocatalysts, where the ...

Coating ceramic schwarzites, 3D-printed lattices, with a thin polymer helps keep them from shattering under pressure, according to materials scientists. A thin shell of soft polymer can help keep ...