Rationalising bubble trusses for batch production

Automation in Construction

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 45-53

  Fischer, Thomas ^a,b  

^a RMIT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Apparent irregularity; Generative design; Prefabrication; Rationalisation; Truss structures

Indexed keywords

APPARENT IRREGULARITY; GENERATIVE DESIGN; RATIONALISATION;

DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS; KNOWLEDGE ENGINEERING; STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS; STRUCTURAL FRAMES;

TRUSSES;

EID: 33749580787     PISSN: 09265805     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.autcon.2005.10.004     Document Type: Article

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