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Director, Program in Mechanics, Materials and Structures, Civil and Environmental Engineering
Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey, USA
Education:
PhD University of Bath, Bath, United Kingdom, 2000.
MPhil University of Bath, Bath, United Kingdom, 1997.
B.Eng. Civil / Structural Engineering Department of Architecture and Civil Engineering, University of Bath, UK, 1995.
Research Areas:
Dr. Adriaenssens’s research focuses on lightweight surface systems and how they can be optimized and realised to interact with extreme structural or environmental loading. This includes research on flexible and rigid shells and plates, submerged flexible membranes and nets, and metamaterials with applications for a resilient urban environment. The applications range from adaptive building shading devices to large-scale inflatable storm surge barriers and are sometimes inspired by systems that evolved in biology, art or architecture. Dr. Adriaenssens’ research spans analytical approaches to study non-linear mechanics, seeking new numerical form finding, optimization and machine-learning approaches and fluid-interaction models as well as experimental aspects based on prototyping of small and medium scale systems using CAD/CAM and robotic construction.
Selected Publications
Book:
Adriaenssens S, Block P, Veenendaal D, Williams C, editors. Shell structures for architecture: form finding and optimization. London: Taylor and Francis – Routledge; 2014
Journal Articles, etc.:
S. Adriaenssens, MR. Barnes, C. Williams, A new analytical and numerical basis for the form-finding and analysis of spline and gridshell structures. In Kumar B, Topping B editors. Computing device in civil and structural engineering. Edinburgh: Civil Comp. Press; 1999. p. 83–90.
S. Adriaenssens and M. Barnes. Tensegrity spline beam and grid shell structures. Engineering Structures, 23(1):29–36, 2001.
S. Adriaenssens, “Feasibility study of medium span spliced spline stressed membranes”, International Journal of Space Structures, Vol. 23, No. 4, 2008
Sigrid Adriaenssens, Laurent Ney, Eric Bodarwe and Chris Williams, “Dutch maritime museum: Form-finding of an irregular faceted skeletal shell – Part b”, Proceedings of the International Association for Shell and Spatial Structures (IASS), Universidad Politecnica de Valencia, Spain, 28 September – 2 October 2009
Tine Tysmans, Sigrid Adriaenssens and Jan Wastiels, “Shape optimization of small span textile reinforced cementitious composite shells”, Proceedings of the International Association for Shell and Spatial Structures (IASS), Universidad Politecnica de Valencia, Spain, 28 September – 2 October 2009
Tine Tysmans, Sigrid Adriaenssens, Heidi Cuypers and Jan Wastiels, “Structural analysis of small span textile reinforced concrete shells with double curvature”, Composites Science and Technology, Vol. 69, pp 1790-1796, 2009
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