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Computational tool for stock-constrained design of structures

Warmuth, Jonas  
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Brütting, Jan  
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Fivet, Corentin  
Behnejad, S.A.
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Parke, G.A.R.
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August 23, 2021
Proceedings of the IASS Annual Symposium 2020/21 and the 7th International Conference on Spatial Structures
IASS Annual Symposium 2020/21 and 7th International Conference on Spatial Structures, Guilford, UK, August 23-27, 2021

Designing structures from reused elements is becoming an increasingly important design task for structural engineers as it has potential to significantly reduce adverse environmental impacts of building structures. To allow for a broad application of this design approach, this paper presents an interactive computational tool to design structures from a stock of reclaimed components as well as with new components. The tool provides a user-friendly data input, visualizes results, and comprises two methods for stock-constrained design: 1) discrete optimization based on Mixed-Integer Linear Programming, and 2) a newly developed heuristic. Both methods are combined with Life Cycle Assessment to design structures with least environmental impact. The applicability of the tool is demonstrated through spatial structure case studies. Results show that employing the Mixed-Integer Linear Programming methods – which produce globally optimal solutions in terms of environmental impact – are useful in detailed design stages. Instead, applying the heuristic produces solutions with slightly higher impact but requires significantly less computation time, thus enabling an interactive exploration of solutions in early conceptual design stages. The case studies show that often a combination of reused and new elements leads to structures with least environmental impact.

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conference paper
Author(s)
Warmuth, Jonas  
Brütting, Jan  
Fivet, Corentin  
Editors
Behnejad, S.A.
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Parke, G.A.R.
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Samavati, O.A.
Date Issued

2021-08-23

Published in
Proceedings of the IASS Annual Symposium 2020/21 and the 7th International Conference on Spatial Structures
Total of pages

9

Start page

1

End page

9

Subjects

Reuse

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Conceptual design

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Structural optimization

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Interactive design

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IASS Annual Symposium 2020/21 and 7th International Conference on Spatial Structures, Guilford, UK, August 23-27, 2021

Guilford, UK

August 23-27, 2021

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August 25, 2021
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https://infoscience.epfl.ch/handle/20.500.14299/180799
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