Lithic Hypar: New Frontiers in Structural Stone Research

D. Malomo [1], V. Varano [2],
[1] DICEA, University of Rome, Italy
[2] LAMS, University of Rome, Italy
Published in 2015

The "Lithic Hypar" research is based on the mechanical analysis of an innovative reinforced stone's structure, architecturally designed by Prof. Fallacara, University of Bari (Italy): the headquarters entrance portal of the French company SNBR (Société Nouvelle Batiment Régional) located in Troyes (France), the realization of which is planned for October 2015. The main idea of this lithic reinterpretation of the hypar is to replace reinforced concrete with pre-stressed stone through post-stressed steel bars. The connection among geometry and structure allows an easy modeling using the COMSOL® software. In this case-study it were used the Structural Mechanics Module and the sub-interface called shell to launch an analysis in stationary state.