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- Title
Optimal Design of a Canopy Using Parametric Structural Design and a Genetic Algorithm.
- Authors
Dasari, Saaranya Kumar; Fantuzzi, Nicholas; Trovalusci, Patrizia; Panei, Roberto; Pingaro, Marco
- Abstract
The structural performance of any building design is often dependent on the geometrical shape, which affects its behavior and stability. Structural consideration and optimization in the conceptual stage of the design process can lead to better solutions and design exploration. In this paper, a design approach for generating and structurally optimizing the geometrical form in the conceptual design phase is presented. The method is applied to a canopy of an ecological island (waste collection center in Rome, Italy). We demonstrate how parametric structural design can facilitate the decision-maker to generate and analyze the optimal design solutions rapidly in the conceptual stage of the design process. Fully parametric models are created in a Rhinoceros3D® environment and interfaced with in-house built algorithms, and Finite Element simulations are performed in DubalRFEM. An ecological island's canopy has been completely redesigned with a Genetic Algorithm and a Dynamic Relaxation Algorithm, resulting in a free-form shape-resistant structure. Finally, the shape-optimized canopy meets various requirements (structural, functional, formal) that improve structural efficiency and design collaboration, such as in the role of the architect and engineer in the design process and in the relationship between the designer and design tools.
- Subjects
ROME; STRUCTURAL design; GENETIC algorithms; CONCEPTUAL design; STRUCTURAL optimization; ENGINEERING design
- Publication
Symmetry (20738994), 2023, Vol 15, Issue 1, p142
- ISSN
2073-8994
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/sym15010142