Application of Water Jet Cutting and Optimization Problems in the Development of a New Concrete Construction System : Integrating parametric optimization and manufacturing constraints in concrete design
- GND
- 1202544290
- ORCID
- 0000-0003-1259-6174
- VIAF
- 43157882705760441044
- Affiliation/Institute
- Technische Universität Braunschweig
- Affiliation/Institute
- Technische Universität Braunschweig
- ORCID
- 0000-0003-4891-869X
- Affiliation/Institute
- Technische Universität Braunschweig
The progression of new automated manufacturing techniques and the rise in human resource costs necessitate diversification in traditional construction methods. In the development of novel techniques, modern equipment should be incorporated, and optimization techniques should be applied. This study explores the potentials of a automated water-jet cutting machines for production innovative optimized construction, which can be assembled utilizing the dry connections. Using a Water Jet Cutting Technique (WJCT) for cutting elements enables the construction of free-form elements. Consequently, after proposing and detailing some dry connections that can be produced by a WJCT, this study delves into applying a meta-heuristic algorithm to determine the optimum layout of curved beams. Following a description of the general form of the structures, the water-jet production process, and assembling scenarios for a two-floor building are presented. The expeditious performance of the optimization algorithm, coupled with the manufacturing and assembly of a scaled-down physical model, highlights the practical applications of the proposed optimized system.
