The design of novel roof trusses with shape annealing: assessing the ability of a computational method in aiding structural designers with varying design intent
✍ Scribed by Kristina Shea; Jonathan Cagan
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 1999
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 915 KB
- Volume
- 20
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0142-694X
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✦ Synopsis
I n previous papers, shape annealing, a computational design technique, has been presented as a method for the configuration of optimally directed discrete structures 1,2 . This paper will assess the capabilities of shape annealing as an effective aid to structural designers through a comparison of roof truss designs proposed by six structural designers, consisting of three civil engineers and three architects, to designs generated by shape annealing. The study consists of three parts: (1) a presentation of the design rationale used by the participating designers to identify important design goals in conceptual structural design, (2) an exploration