Hello,
I am a PhD student and I carry out research in tall timber buildings. I like the working interface of Karamba/Grasshopper and the speed of calculation of the finite elements by Karamba (the reason for this impressive speed is another good question if you can answer).
Before I embark into a Karamba adventure I need to ensure that I can do everything I need with the software, and after playing around with a simple structure the default components are not really convincing me. The potential for scripting stuff into it however sounds like a solution and I would like to know if anyone in here has succeeded in modelling the following:
- Accounting for the anisotropic behaviour of timber as a material (not enough material parameters given in the inputs), or engineered wood product properties, like Glulam and CLT.
- Creating iteration loops, for example for Monte Carlo Simulations (that could be scripted I am sure).
- Accounting for material non-linearities, for example by inputting a stress-strain graph instead of a single value in the rotation stiffness Cr of a hinge.
- Accounting for dynamic effects when it comes to sudden changes in a system, for example the speed of a forced displacement, or removal of a member or support.
If you have managed the above, please do let me know. I just want to know if they are possible and if they are, is it worth it? My other options are of course Matlab, RFEM, Robot, etc.
Many thanks in advance,
Konstantinos