Anders Carlson

• University of Southern California

Economically viable and reliable building systems and tool sets are being sought, examined and tested for extraterrestrial infrastructure buildup. This project utilizes a unique architecture weaving the robotic building construction technology with designs for assisting rapid buildup of initial operational capability Lunar and Martian bases. The pr...

Economically viable and reliable building systems and tool sets are being sought, examined and tested for extraterrestrial infrastructure buildup. This project utilizes a unique architecture weaving the robotic building construction technology with designs for assisting rapid buildup of initial operational capability Lunar and Martian bases. The pr...

Los Angeles lies at the precipice of a long-awaited, devastating earthquake, yet much of its building stock remains uninvestigated for the structural integrity to endure such forces. An obstacle standing between the city and preparation is that building owners simultaneously overestimate the stability of their structures and underestimate the stren...

This paper describes fundamental aspects of building façade retrofit practice using field-based research. A major challenge of sustainability is to require buildings to be resilient assets in a life cycle perspective. Building retrofit, a growing research area during the last decade, finds its fundament on the urgency of decreasing the harmful effe...

One of the most influential parameters in architectural and structural design of tall buildings, in addition to gravity loads, is the lateral load resulting from wind and earthquakes. Tall buildings have to be designed for a larger base shear resulting from wind forces rather than seismic forces; however, ductile detailing is used to account for se...

This research explores the structural properties of fresh concrete. The work is relevant wherever green, or uncured, concrete must be load-bearing. In traditional concreting, rigid forms mold and protect young concrete, and these forms are not removed until the maturing material has developed considerable load-bearing strength. Conversely, an autom...

The paper describes the development, testing, and initial findings of a design tool that generates parametrically defined, semi-automatically analyzed, and visualized structural performance of specific truss designs. The prototypical design tool provides structural truss solutions for spans of uniform to non-uniform surface curvatures. Real-time vi...

A lunar base development strategy that simultaneously employs robots and humans in a safe, effective and economic manner is depicted in this USC School of Architecture and School of Engineering design project done in the Spring of 2012, under the banner of the graduate Moon Studio. Real time telerobotic systems are proposed as an economically viabl...

Contour Crafting is a digitally controlled construction process invented by Professor Behrokh Khoshnevis that fabricates components directly from computer models, using layered fabrication technology. By obviating the need for formwork used in traditional concrete construction, CC can reduce costs and construction times significantly. The technique...

Several unique systems including the Lunar Electric Rover, the unpressurized Chariot rover, the versatile light-weight crane and Athlete cargo transporter as well as the habitat module mockups and a new generation of spacesuits are undergoing coordinated tests at NASA's facility for Desert Research and Test Studies (D-RATS). A synergetic plan is pr...

The accurate selection of vibration criteria and prediction of vibration levels is important in laboratory design because laboratory cost increases as floor vibration levels decrease. Vibration criteria can be determined based on published vibration limits, manufacturer-provided criteria, and subjective tests of vibration-sensitive equipment. For d...

The Northridge earthquake of January 17, 1994, highlighted the two previously known problems of premature fracturing of connections and the damaging capabilities of near-source ground motion pulses. Large ground motions had not been experienced in a city with tall steel moment-frame buildings before. Some steel buildings exhibited fracture of welde...