The design and construction vision of concrete arch structure using modern technologies

摘要

This article deals with the vision of design and construction of an arch structure using modern technologies (such as BIM, parametric and generative design, digital fabrication etc.). Transition to these methods can lead to facilitation and process acceleration or safety and efficiency improvement. Due to used technologies (robotization and prefabrication) and construction progress, an optimization of default shape was needed. A genetic algorithm was selected for its versatility and efficiency to optimize the initial shape. The whole algorithm (including finite element method analysis) was compiled in Python language. At the end, the results of optimization are introduced along with advantages and disadvantages of such an approach.