Using artificial intelligence to build with unprocessed rock

Lambert, M; Kennedy, P

Using artificial intelligence to build with unprocessed rock

Lambert, M Kennedy, P

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Publication Type:: Journal Article
Citation:: Key Engineering Materials, 2012, 517 pp. 939 - 945
Issue Date:: 2012-07-16

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dc.contributor.author	Lambert, M	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Kennedy, P https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7837-3171	en_US
dc.date.issued	2012-07-16	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	Key Engineering Materials, 2012, 517 pp. 939 - 945	en_US
dc.identifier.isbn	9783037854358	en_US
dc.identifier.issn	1013-9826	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/22374
dc.description.abstract	Unprocessed rock is a massive resource of very cheap building material with very low embodied energy. However, it is highly underutilised due to the difficulty of dealing with irregular shaped blocks. We have developed a novel software application using the artificial intelligence methods of search and optimisation to simulate building three-dimensional structures in a virtual world. The aim of our software is to help builders solve the 3-dimensional jigsaw puzzle of building with rock rubble with an emphasis on its potential use for building sustainable housing and infrastructure. This paper describes our approach and the design of our software including an overview of the rock digitising, optimisation software and building methods. We present simulation results of building and testing several small drystone structures using the prototype software. © (2012) Trans Tech Publications.	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	Key Engineering Materials	en_US
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.4028/www.scientific.net/KEM.517.939	en_US
dc.subject.classification	Materials	en_US
dc.title	Using artificial intelligence to build with unprocessed rock	en_US
dc.type	Journal Article
utslib.citation.volume	517	en_US
utslib.for	0999 Other Engineering	en_US
utslib.for	09 Engineering	en_US
pubs.embargo.period	Not known	en_US
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology/School of Computer Science
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Strength - CAI - Centre for Artificial Intelligence
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Strength - CHT - Health Technologies
utslib.copyright.status	closed_access
pubs.publication-status	Published	en_US
pubs.volume	517	en_US

Abstract:

Unprocessed rock is a massive resource of very cheap building material with very low embodied energy. However, it is highly underutilised due to the difficulty of dealing with irregular shaped blocks. We have developed a novel software application using the artificial intelligence methods of search and optimisation to simulate building three-dimensional structures in a virtual world. The aim of our software is to help builders solve the 3-dimensional jigsaw puzzle of building with rock rubble with an emphasis on its potential use for building sustainable housing and infrastructure. This paper describes our approach and the design of our software including an overview of the rock digitising, optimisation software and building methods. We present simulation results of building and testing several small drystone structures using the prototype software. © (2012) Trans Tech Publications.

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