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William F. Baker - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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Advancing Building Engineering through structural and topology optimization
Structural and Multidisciplinary Optimization, 2020Co-Authors: Tomás Zegard, Christian Hartz, Arek Mazurek, William F. BakerAbstract:Traditional Building design is often done in a (pseudo-) sequential manner: the architect defines the form, the structural engineer defines the material and member dimensions, and the mechanical engineer defines the openings, clearances, and additional spaces that ensure proper operation of the Building. The design process should ideally be linear, where each discipline receives a complete design from the previous. In reality, however, upstream revisions are usually substantive: significant work in the schematic design and design development phases are due to resolving upstream issues. That said, within the conceptual design and initial phase, the process is mostly linear. This work presents a set of tools that move towards an integrated design optimization , where the Building’s form and structure are optimized together and not as separate stages in the design. This approach often results in a higher impact/gain in efficiency, safety, cost-savings, and ultimately results in innovative designs. This industrial application manuscript provides specific details on the implementation and experience gained from the development of various topology optimization tools for use in Building Engineering. These are all accompanied by examples of their use in applied Building projects or more general structural Engineering problems. Part of the success of this effort is attributed to the environment in which these tools are implemented, which is friendly to architects. In contrast, commercial tools for this purpose tend to cater to engineers instead.
Tomás Zegard - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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Advancing Building Engineering through structural and topology optimization
Structural and Multidisciplinary Optimization, 2020Co-Authors: Tomás Zegard, Christian Hartz, Arek Mazurek, William F. BakerAbstract:Traditional Building design is often done in a (pseudo-) sequential manner: the architect defines the form, the structural engineer defines the material and member dimensions, and the mechanical engineer defines the openings, clearances, and additional spaces that ensure proper operation of the Building. The design process should ideally be linear, where each discipline receives a complete design from the previous. In reality, however, upstream revisions are usually substantive: significant work in the schematic design and design development phases are due to resolving upstream issues. That said, within the conceptual design and initial phase, the process is mostly linear. This work presents a set of tools that move towards an integrated design optimization , where the Building’s form and structure are optimized together and not as separate stages in the design. This approach often results in a higher impact/gain in efficiency, safety, cost-savings, and ultimately results in innovative designs. This industrial application manuscript provides specific details on the implementation and experience gained from the development of various topology optimization tools for use in Building Engineering. These are all accompanied by examples of their use in applied Building projects or more general structural Engineering problems. Part of the success of this effort is attributed to the environment in which these tools are implemented, which is friendly to architects. In contrast, commercial tools for this purpose tend to cater to engineers instead.
Christian Hartz - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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Advancing Building Engineering through structural and topology optimization
Structural and Multidisciplinary Optimization, 2020Co-Authors: Tomás Zegard, Christian Hartz, Arek Mazurek, William F. BakerAbstract:Traditional Building design is often done in a (pseudo-) sequential manner: the architect defines the form, the structural engineer defines the material and member dimensions, and the mechanical engineer defines the openings, clearances, and additional spaces that ensure proper operation of the Building. The design process should ideally be linear, where each discipline receives a complete design from the previous. In reality, however, upstream revisions are usually substantive: significant work in the schematic design and design development phases are due to resolving upstream issues. That said, within the conceptual design and initial phase, the process is mostly linear. This work presents a set of tools that move towards an integrated design optimization , where the Building’s form and structure are optimized together and not as separate stages in the design. This approach often results in a higher impact/gain in efficiency, safety, cost-savings, and ultimately results in innovative designs. This industrial application manuscript provides specific details on the implementation and experience gained from the development of various topology optimization tools for use in Building Engineering. These are all accompanied by examples of their use in applied Building projects or more general structural Engineering problems. Part of the success of this effort is attributed to the environment in which these tools are implemented, which is friendly to architects. In contrast, commercial tools for this purpose tend to cater to engineers instead.
Arek Mazurek - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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Advancing Building Engineering through structural and topology optimization
Structural and Multidisciplinary Optimization, 2020Co-Authors: Tomás Zegard, Christian Hartz, Arek Mazurek, William F. BakerAbstract:Traditional Building design is often done in a (pseudo-) sequential manner: the architect defines the form, the structural engineer defines the material and member dimensions, and the mechanical engineer defines the openings, clearances, and additional spaces that ensure proper operation of the Building. The design process should ideally be linear, where each discipline receives a complete design from the previous. In reality, however, upstream revisions are usually substantive: significant work in the schematic design and design development phases are due to resolving upstream issues. That said, within the conceptual design and initial phase, the process is mostly linear. This work presents a set of tools that move towards an integrated design optimization , where the Building’s form and structure are optimized together and not as separate stages in the design. This approach often results in a higher impact/gain in efficiency, safety, cost-savings, and ultimately results in innovative designs. This industrial application manuscript provides specific details on the implementation and experience gained from the development of various topology optimization tools for use in Building Engineering. These are all accompanied by examples of their use in applied Building projects or more general structural Engineering problems. Part of the success of this effort is attributed to the environment in which these tools are implemented, which is friendly to architects. In contrast, commercial tools for this purpose tend to cater to engineers instead.
Carlo Cinquini - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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Topology Optimization for Thermal Insulation: an Application to Building Engineering
Engineering Optimization, 2011Co-Authors: Matteo Bruggi, Carlo CinquiniAbstract:The paper deals with a numerical implementation for topology optimization that is based on the heat conduction equation and addresses problems such as the optimal design of thermal insulation in Building Engineering. The formulation handles heat diffusivity under the steady-state assumption for a domain with assigned convective-like boundary conditions. The optimization framework is implemented within a general-purpose finite elements code that is set to iteratively solve the thermal problem, thus allowing for a straightforward handling of two-dimensional and three-dimensional problems. A few numerical results are firstly presented to compare classical formulations for maximum heat conduction and the addressed scheme for optimal thermal insulation. The proposed methodology is therefore exploited to cope with issues peculiar to the optimal design of Building envelopes, as the mitigation of the effects of thermal bridges and the design for minimum thermal transmittance of the components of a modular curtain wall.
