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The presented tool is a shape finding tool for large structures in civil engineering and architecture.Based on a basic structure of nodes and bending members, different shapes can be defined as starting point for the form finding process.Several fitness functions, such as smallest total weight, smallest/uniform longitudinal stress, smallest deformations, large/small lever arm, etc. are provided for shape finding.The resulting multi-dimensional optimization problem is solved using an evolutionary algorithm.This results in novel structural forms that can be used for parametric architectural design 1, among other applications.The tool has a modular structure, allowing different ways to be selected and also to be superposed.
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