Topological Interlocking, Truchet Tiles and Self-Assemblies: A Construction-Kit for Civil Engineering Design

Year: 2023 Authors: Reymond Akpanya; Tom Goertzen; Sebastian Wiesenhuetter; Alice C. Niemeyer; Jörg Noennig

Core claim

A single Versatile Block can generate many topological interlocking assemblies whose planar combinatorics are classifiable by Truchet tiles and useful for civil engineering design.

Topics

topological interlocking, Truchet tiles, self-assembly, civil engineering design

Domains

combinatorics, symmetry groups, assembly enumeration, computational algebra, architecture, civil engineering, design strategy, constructive geometry

Methods

3D printing experiments, magnet insertion, GAP computation, structural examples

Media

3D-printed blocks, magnets, carbon reinforced concrete, Versatile Block

Source status

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