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| Researchers: Omar Khan, Laura Garófalo Assistants: James Brucz, Gerardo Ciprian, Dirk Pfeifer, Nicole Scharlau |
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The variability in the shore hardness of rubber was the basis for experimenting with a continuous pour whose components would provide different resistances. The combination of hardnesses yields a uniform but variable material where pattern becomes a way to organize the different pours. The experiments limit themselves to 2 shore hardnesses: 45 and 80. For the purpose of the experiments different hardnesses were designated by different colors. |
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| RESPONSIVE | -strategy -molds -prototypes |
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| Reconfigurable Molds (RCMs): |
To be able to perform sequential pours and maintain the singularity of the material it is necessary to change the configuration of the mold while the material is still curing. This requires reconfigurable molds (RCMs) that can provide for a variety of forms. We have limited ourselves to metrics of 3/4"x1'x2' for producing panels and 2"x2"x2' for rods. It is through their repetition and combination that larger structure and enclosure will be acheived. |
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