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The design of building structures has benefited considerably through computer automation, but further developments in this field are still required. This paper presenis a generic approach to computer automation of the detailed design of building structures. Because of its high level of abstraction, the resulting model is applicable to a wide range of structure types. Other advantages include the use of a consistent data model for software design and implementation, abstract data types for the representation of engineering data, the ability to represent heuristic knowledge, and the ability to evaluate design results in an intelligent manner.
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Biedermann, J.D., Grierson, D.E. A generic model for building design. Engineering with Computers 11, 173–184 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01271283
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