However for wood, the material properties table has not been updated yet to meet these conditions - which will be done in the next release. There is a warning when one tries to define a material with the MaterialProperties-component which does not adhere to these conditions. For the relation between Young's Modulus E and Shear Modulus G this results in the conditions that G>E/3 and G karamba grasshopper

But I work with panel, so with mesh, and I would like to know if it’s possible to add some sort of hinges between my meshs? For now, I can’t consider make my model as linear elements (beams) neither for my next experimentation. I know there’s 'beam-joints' to add hinges at the ends of beams. Secondly, since it’s wood material, I can’t consider the connexion between my panel as rigid. Does Karamba taking this in consideration and is it why it doesn’t work? In this case, I’ll probably do a hypothetic isotropic material for my CLT… If there’s some more hints I’m really open. Wood contrary of the other material is anisotropic. When I use other materials (concrete, steel), even if the deformation is weird (probably because of the material selected), it’s seem to globally work well. As I imagine it right now, it will be a tessellate free surface where each planar face will be made of CLT.īut for now I'm learning using Karamba with CLT by analyzing an existing project as a case study, the St-Loup Chapel.įirst, I’ll try to use wood of the predefined list material set by Karambe, but the analyze fail every time.

Soon I’ll want to use Karamba to analyse a project made of planar elements of CLT (cross laminated timber).

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