Comparative Analysis Of Material Usage In Different Structural Systems

Structural systems play a key role in both the architectural design and the construction process. Today, with the development of computational design approaches, studies on the relation of carrier systems and material have diversified. In this study, traditional perpendicular skeleton frame, topology optimized skeleton frame and L-system skeleton frame structure were analyzed comparatively. Within the scope of the study, material behavior according to the structural system types was researched on wide span and pavilion scale. In this context, experiment sets in different scales were created and applied to structural system types, each made of different materials: wood, reinforced concrete and steel. The systems created have been tested through finite element method (FEM), a structural performance simulation method. The obtained data were compared in the context of column-beam dimensions, the amount of material usage and the ground floor usage area. In this way, structural system material-based design potentials were investigated.