An Experiment Of Fabric Formwork For Cement Plaster On Smocking Pattern

Flexible form works tries to understand the relationship between the fabric that is applied a smocking pattern and casting process of composite fluids like cement, plaster etc. Smocking is a sewing technique used for fabric to stretch applied on garments which can shrink and expand for body parts. In the smocking pattern there is a base grid which informs the size of the contraction and lines determining the orientation. Creating the pattern as a repetitive module is the initial step for both digital and physical modeling processes. The model is translated to the physical materials, fabric more specifically. Since fabric cannot be infinitely stretching, it needs to be able to withstand a certain amount of pressure and torsion. This is the first parameter associated with the type of the fabric. All of the contacting lines originated from the smocking pattern aim to keep their original length, when they confront the pressure of the mixture. The parameters controlled in the computational model are type of fabric, stiffness of the fabric and type of the mixture, such as cement-based composite.