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    This document summarizes a technical study exploring the properties of expanding foam material. It describes several experiments conducted to understand how to control and utilize the material's properties, including its ability to expand and solidify. The experiments tested different spraying and layering techniques, adding weight both internally and externally, and altering porosity by adding water and salt to change how foam absorbs water. Different geometric forms and cavity sizes were also tested to understand how to best use the material for acoustic insulation. The summary reflects on learning how to better understand the nature and potential of materials through an iterative testing process.

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    This document summarizes a technical study exploring the properties of expanding foam material. It describes several experiments conducted to understand how to control and utilize the material's properties, including its ability to expand and solidify. The experiments tested different spraying and layering techniques, adding weight both internally and externally, and altering porosity by adding water and salt to change how foam absorbs water. Different geometric forms and cavity sizes were also tested to understand how to best use the material for acoustic insulation. The summary reflects on learning how to better understand the nature and potential of materials through an iterative testing process.

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    38 vues13 pages

    TS1 Integrated Design

    Transféré par

    Gaspard Huang
    This document summarizes a technical study exploring the properties of expanding foam material. It describes several experiments conducted to understand how to control and utilize the material's properties, including its ability to expand and solidify. The experiments tested different spraying and layering techniques, adding weight both internally and externally, and altering porosity by adding water and salt to change how foam absorbs water. Different geometric forms and cavity sizes were also tested to understand how to best use the material for acoustic insulation. The summary reflects on learning how to better understand the nature and potential of materials through an iterative testing process.

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    Technical Study

    - Architectural Association First Year -

    Bour-Chiang,Huang (B6)

    Material
    -Expanding Foam-

    What is the nature of the material ?

    Expanding and Solidifying


    Plasticity :

    Expression ?

    Control Variables :

    Volume

    Independent Variables :

    first attempt

    Spraying method
    Relationship between air foam balloon

    Interior cavity

    second attempt

    spraying layer by layer


    exposing the cavity

    Structure

    Space

    Facade

    Space

    Space

    Structure

    Material

    Material
    Space

    Material

    New system ?

    Structure

    Facade

    Taller

    Sketches :

    -Expanding Foam-

    Object

    Cube : Lighter

    Joint

    Initial strategy :
    Stand : Taller
    with less foam

    Spray along the edge --minimize the weight


    hollow out the stand -- taller with less foam

    PROCESS

    Vertically or Horizontally ?
    Exposing or Wrapping ?
    How to stand stably ?

    symmetric ?

    Base

    Unfortunately,as we poped the balloon,the stands is still not stable enough to bear the cube...

    Reflection :
    . Facing different restriction (time,money...)
    How to do the test more strategically ?

    . Is there any other parameter allow us


    to reevaluate the question ?

    . Always think about the nature of the material,


    especially when you are in dilemma.

    . Sometimes,trying to solve a minor problem may


    lead you to greater discovery. If not,at least we
    still solve a problem.

    Neutral Buoyancy
    - Expanding Foam -

    Object
    Add weight externally

    How to find accurate position to balance ?

    Grid ?

    How to add weight more efficiently ?

    27 kg

    Add weight internally

    The nature of absorbtion !

    How to homogenize
    the porosity ?
    New parameter :
    .ratio between water
    and foam
    .can we add salt ?

    Make a perfect cube to


    ensure precise volume

    Change the texure of the material ?

    New parameter
    -testing-

    The changing of porosity

    Better (to absorb water) !

    Reflection

    What is controllable ? What is predictable ?


    New generative mode ? (can this testing be reinterpreted into spatial logic?)
    (in-between space and object ?)
    (in between order and occationality ?)

    Foam

    Air

    Foam

    Air

    Water
    Water : New proximity?

    sLow porous cube (1.6 kg)

    Dumd bell (20kg)


    30 cm

    30 cm

    30 cm
    Steel bar (1.3 kg x4 )

    Quieter

    -Expanding Foam-

    Object

    How to seal the box ?


    Works better in which frequency ?
    What kinds of geometry ?
    Bigger cavity or smaller ?
    Keep the wooden box or not ?
    Bury the speaker or not ?

    Sketch :

    Cavity test

    Cavity test

    Larger cavity is better !

    Geometry test

    Better !

    Internal cap

    Geometrical interior

    Sealing strategy

    Overall Reection
    -Technical study-

    .New parameter allow you to reevaluate to problem


    . Its very important to make the process rolling ,
    not only the disscussion but also the experiment .
    . Time management !
    . Learn how to capture the nature of the object
    more accurately (and try to sense the potentiality?)
    . Every small pieces matter.
    . Try the extreme ! than nd somthing in-between.
    . Complexity is the overlapping of simplicity

    -Ian Huang-

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