References

[1] Samar Malek, Maximilian Thumfart, Kavin Horayangkura, and Moritz

Fleischmann. Potentials of branching algorithms for the generation of
spaceframes in the context of high-rise perimeter structures. In Proceedings
of the International Association for Shell and Spatial Structures (IASS)
Symposium 2015: Future Visions, August 2015.
[2] Francis Aish, Sam Joyce, Samar Malek, and Chris J.K. Williams. The use
of a particle method for the modelling of isotropic membrane stress for the
form finding of shell structures. Computer-Aided Design, 61:2431, April
2015.
[3] Samar Malek, Tomasz Wierzbicki, and John Ochsendorf. Buckling of spherical cap gridshells: A numerical and analytical study revisiting the concept
of the equivalent continuum. Engineering Structures, 75:288298, September 2014.
[4] Sigrid Adriaenssens, Samar Malek, Masaaki Miki, and Chris J. K. Williams.
Generating smooth curves in 3 dimensions by minimizing higher order
strain energy measures. International Journal of Space Structures, 28(3
4):119126, September 2013.
[5] Samar Malek, Tomasz Wierzbicki, and John Ochsendorf. The effect of
double curvature on the structural capacity of corrugated grid shells. In
Proceedings of the International Association for Shell and Spatial Structures
(IASS) Symposium 2013: Beyond the Limits of Man, September 2013.
[6] Samar Malek and Chris Williams. Structural implications of using cairo
tiling and hexagons in gridshells. In Proceedings of the International Association for Shell and Spatial Structures (IASS) Symposium 2013: Beyond
the Limits of Man, September 2013.
[7] Samar Malek. The effect of geometry and topology on the mechanics of grid
shells. PhD thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2012.
[8] Samar Malek, John Ochsendorf, and Tomasz Wierzbicki. Failure limits of
shallow grid shells: the physics behind the concept of equivalent thickness
and numerical validation. In Proceedings of the International Association
for Bridge and Structural Engineers and the International Association for
Shell and Spatial Structures (IABSE-IASS) Symposium 2011, pages 2023,
September 2011.
[9] Samar Malek. A study of the dynamics of shells with boundary layers and
a study of the mitc3 shell element. Masters thesis, Massachusetts Institute
of Technology, 2007.
[10] Samar Malek and Roger Ghanem. Stochastic modelling of complex dynamical systems. In Proceedings of the 6th European Conference on Structural
Dynamics, 2005.
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[11] Roger Ghanem and Samar Malek. Time-frequency transfer functions and
identification of pile head impedance from experimental data. In Proceedings of the 2nd US-Japan Workshop on Soil-Structure Interaction, 2001.
[12] Roger Ghanem, Samar Malek, and T. Tazoh. Identification of pile head
impedance from experimental data. In Proceedings of the 10th International
Conference on Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering, 2001.