Internal Structure Of Buildings Research Articles

Indoor Emergency Path Planning Based on the Q-Learning Optimization Algorithm

The internal structure of buildings is becoming increasingly complex. Providing a scientific and reasonable evacuation route for trapped persons in a complex indoor environment is important for reducing casualties and property losses. In emergency and disaster relief environments, indoor path planning has great uncertainty and higher safety requirements. Q-learning is a value-based reinforcement learning algorithm that can complete path planning tasks through autonomous learning without establishing mathematical models and environmental maps. Therefore, we propose an indoor emergency path planning method based on the Q-learning optimization algorithm. First, a grid environment model is established. The discount rate of the exploration factor is used to optimize the Q-learning algorithm, and the exploration factor in the ε-greedy strategy is dynamically adjusted before selecting random actions to accelerate the convergence of the Q-learning algorithm in a large-scale grid environment. An indoor emergency path planning experiment based on the Q-learning optimization algorithm was carried out using simulated data and real indoor environment data. The proposed Q-learning optimization algorithm basically converges after 500 iterative learning rounds, which is nearly 2000 rounds higher than the convergence rate of the Q-learning algorithm. The SASRA algorithm has no obvious convergence trend in 5000 iterations of learning. The results show that the proposed Q-learning optimization algorithm is superior to the SARSA algorithm and the classic Q-learning algorithm in terms of solving time and convergence speed when planning the shortest path in a grid environment. The convergence speed of the proposed Q- learning optimization algorithm is approximately five times faster than that of the classic Q- learning algorithm. The proposed Q-learning optimization algorithm in the grid environment can successfully plan the shortest path to avoid obstacle areas in a short time.

3D Modelling of Construction Objects Based on the Integrated AutoCAD System

Wide implementation of computer modeling of three-dimensional construction objects allows us to solve many technical, logistical and design problems. The development of a detailed electronic three-dimensional plan is a valuable virtual base that allows you to create, display and use for engineering purposes models of various types of engineering, telecommunications and computer networks, plan their construction, modernization and replacement. Connecting external databases to the electronic model allows you get a full specification of buildings, networks and any other objects, display a time record of repairs, replacements, etc. in addition, the 3D model allows you to enter the color differentiation of objects, which can give additional information, for example, the allocation of dangerous equipment (fire, explosive, etc.) in red or other color on the three-dimensional plan of the building. AutoCAD was selected to build a 3D model of the branched multi-storey building of one of the buildings of a modern University, which allows you to get accurate 3D models, has the means of obtaining sections and sections, and also provides a fairly realistic visualization. To obtain a 3D model of the University buildings, all the work was divided into the following stages: building two-dimensional electronic plans of each floor; building three-dimensional models of each floor; combining floor models into a common 3D model of the building. Models of buildings were created on separate layers, which makes it easy to turn off a particular layer, and to study the internal structure of buildings. The 3D model has real dimensions and is easily scaled. Engineering networks and other equipment items can be attached to the model elements in the future, and other tasks will also be solved, such as the location of fire-fighting equipment, escape routes, emergency exits, etc. When creating 3D models, we used the color differentiation of objects. We describe a mechanism for programmatically selecting objects by color in the AutoCAD environment, as well as a program that implements this selection mechanism using a data file with sequential access as an external database.

Automatic Detection of Earthquake-Damaged Buildings by Integrating UAV Oblique Photography and Infrared Thermal Imaging

Extracting damage information of buildings after an earthquake is crucial for emergency rescue and loss assessment. Low-altitude remote sensing by unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) for emergency rescue has unique advantages. In this study, we establish a remote sensing information-extraction method that combines ultramicro oblique UAV and infrared thermal imaging technology to automatically detect the structural damage of buildings and cracks in external walls. The method consists of four parts: (1) 3D live-action modeling and building structure analysis based on ultramicro oblique images; (2) extraction of damage information of buildings; (3) detection of cracks in walls based on infrared thermal imaging; and (4) integration of detection systems for information of earthquake-damaged buildings. First, a 3D live-action building model is constructed. A multi-view structure image for segmentation can be obtained based on this method. Second, a method of extracting information on damage to building structures using a 3D live-action building model as the geographic reference is proposed. Damage information of the internal structure of the building can be obtained based on this method. Third, based on analyzing the temperature field distribution on the exterior walls of earthquake-damaged buildings, an automatic method of detecting cracks in the walls by using infrared thermal imaging is proposed. Finally, the damage information detection and assessment system is researched and developed, and the system is integrated. Taking earthquake search-and-rescue simulation as an example, the effectiveness of this method is verified. The damage distribution in the internal structure and external walls of buildings in this area is obtained with an accuracy of 78%.

PRACTICAL TERRESTRIAL LASER SCANNING FIELD PROCEDURE AND POINT CLOUD PROCESSING FOR BIM APPLICATIONS – TNB CONTROL AND RELAY ROOM 132/22KV

Abstract. The transmission main-intake isoneof the most important units to supply the electricity in some place. Each transmission main-intake has its own utilities and assets according to each function and type. During this time, each transmission main-intake structure and the assets inside only canbe monitored by 2-dimensional (2D) model other than on-site visits. This study is conducted to produce a 3-dimensional (3D) model of the building's internal structure and assets that will facilitate and further improves the monitoring process, maintenance and documentation of assets for certain parties for further uses in form of 3D Building Information Modelling (BIM). This study was conducted in Tenaga Nasional Berhad (TNB) control and relay room at PE61 132/22KV Transmission main-intake building of Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM) using Terrestrial Laser Scanner (TLS) Topcon GLS-2000 model. At the data processing stage, several series of software was used to complete the 3D model. Scanning process will generate an indoor point cloud of the building. The result from the data processing stage is more focused on the 3D internal model of the building that has been digitized from the point cloud data. The 3D model will be able to show the internal structure of buildings and the assets more clearly. In order to complete the 3D BIM, information regarding the assets was added. In this study, the efficiency of TLS Topcon GLS-2000 for 3D BIM was determined in term of its accuracy by comparing with the distometer. The accuracy for scanned data from TLS were compared with the distometer by using root mean square error (RMSE) formula, and the accuracy is only ±0.004 m.

The Study Natural Ventilation by Using Buildings Windows: Case Study in a Hot Dry Climate, Ghardaïa, Algeria

Natural ventilation in buildings can create a comfortable and healthy indoor environment, and save energy used in the mechanical ventilation systems, have an important role on the balance between heating and cooling needs, It is also necessary to study the possible combinations with natural resources.With natural ventilation the internal building structure is cooled through open windows and/or air vents, in order to provide a wind induced flow or stack effect. It is dependent on natural forces to move air through a building: so the disadvantage is that there is no direct control of the ventilation, but on the other hand it delivers low running costs and low energy usage by reducing the electrical energy used for air-conditioning.The building design must implement simple principles based on common sense and have proven their effectiveness in traditional constructions. It must be adapted to seasonal needs (warm in winter, cool in summer) and promote maximum passive solar gain and minimize lossesIn the first part of this article, the building geometry, its operation and the thermo-aerodynamics numerical model are developed under the TRNSYS-CONTAM environment are presented. In the second part, the simulation is performed for both cases; with ventilation natural night and without natural ventilation. The study will ensure the night ventilation door and window of the cell which are open from 20 pm until 8 am.

DOES COIMBRA NEED A 3D CADASTRE? PROTOTYPING A CROWDSOURCING APP AS A FIRST STEP TO FINDING OUT

Abstract. The Municipality of Coimbra in Portugal, and indeed the country as a whole, is currently undergoing a long-term land registration (cadastre creation) exercise, with approximately 50 % of the country having been surveyed, amounting to 1/3 of the total properties, by the end of 2013. The survey process is currently generating two-dimensional (2D) maps. However, as with many other countries, these maps have limitations when representing the real three-dimensional (3D) complexities of land and property ownership. Capturing 2D cadastre is an expensive process, and does not provide the required insight into the number of properties where the ownership situation is inadequately represented, as the survey does not include the internal building structure. Having information about the extent of the 2D/3D issue is, however, fundamental to making a decision as to whether to invest resources in even more expensive 3D survey. Given that the 3D complexity inside buildings is only known to residents/occupants - thus making crowd sourcing perhaps the only economically feasible approach for its capture - this paper describes the development of a web-based App envisaged for use by the general public to flag different land and property ownership situations. The paper focuses on two aspects of the problem - firstly, identifying an appropriate, clear, set of diagrams depicting the various different ownership situations from which the user can then pick one, and secondly prototyping and user testing an App for multi-platform VGI data capture in absence of direct feedback from the final end users - i.e. the general public.

Procedural modeling and interactive 3D visualization of objects of the internal structure of buildings and facilities

Algorithms for procedural generation are proposed that make it possible to automate the creation of 3D models of floor plans and objects of the internal structure of buildings and facilities. Various techniques to optimize the visualization process are given. The combined use of these techniques makes it possible to show highly detailed 3D models of objects of the internal structure of buildings and facilities in real time.

Меандр в кирпичном декоре древнерусских храмов

The paper is focused on the use of the meander motif in décor of the Old Rus’ church masonry from 11th to early 13th century. Attention is drawn to compositional peculiarities and the diversity of patterns in meander frieze on church faзades in Kiev (St. Sophia, Dormition and Saint Michael’s Golden Dome Monasteries, and The Saviour Church at Berestovo), Chernigov (Transfiguration and Saint Parascheva Piatnitsa Churches), and Polotsk (The Saviour Church in the Convent of Saint Euphrosyne). Comparing these with the contemporaneous phenomenon in Byzantine and Transcaucasian architecture, the author comes to a conclusion that from the first half of 11th century the simple non-directional П-shaped patterns and more complicated variants characteristic of the Constantinople builders’ style were used in parallel. Meander’s place in the façade composition in all the Old Russian churches was meant to disclose the internal structure of buildings.

Study on the Standardization of Civil Building Heating Design Flow

Along with the increasing more civil buildings constructed in the real world, it becomes extremely critical to implement optimization and design on the internal structure of buildings at present. Heating design not only has a close relationship with the full exertion of the use performance of buildings and also plays a larger influence on the quality of the daily life of the home owners. For this reason, it is highly necessary for the design units to implement the operations in accordance with the required standards when making a plan on a building heating system, aiming at drawing up a more scientific heating solution for the normal use. According to the related problems existing in the current building heating design flows, the standardized flow of civil building design is analyzed by the author in this paper.

Dose Assessment for Reentry or Reoccupancy and Recovery of Urban Areas Contaminated by a Radiological Dispersal Device: The Need for a Consensus Approach

Should an attack occur in an urban area with a Radiological Dispersal Device (RDD), guidance is available on the acceptable total dose equivalent for reentering the contaminated zone, and there is an accepted methodology for plume projection in the model used by the Federal Radiological Monitoring and Assessment Center (FRMAC). After initial characterization of the impact of the plume caused by an RDD, there will be considerable pressure from the public to allow them to return and quickly collect their belongings, and, eventually, to reoccupy residences and to reopen businesses. The FRMAC procedures principally deal with early and intermediate phase dose assessment, but do include late phase assessment procedures. However, the late phase assessments do not include complex geometries, such as the internal structure of buildings. This paper identifies areas where more specificity is needed to rapidly provide assessments to health officials and senior decision-makers. In this regard, there is no national consensus method to calculate projected dose inside buildings after an RDD event that addresses selecting the exposure pathways, scenarios, key parameters, etc. Therefore, to demonstrate an approach that exemplifies some of the technical and policy issues, which are unresolved, four exposure scenarios (residential, industrial, public park, park worker) were evaluated to determine the level of contamination that would deliver a dose equivalent of 10 mSv in the first year, excluding exposure during the first 4 d (emergency phase). In addition, the retrieval of personal belongings was simulated by assessing a 1-h exposure for the residential and industrial scenarios. RESRAD-BUILD was used to calculate the surface concentration of 60Co, 90Sr, 137Cs, 192Ir, 226Ra, 238Pu, 241Am, and 252Cf that would lead to a 10 mSv reference dose for these exposure periods. These example studies are intended to provide insights and guidance on how a municipal health agency can begin to develop a response plan, and to understand how the assessment process will determine the dose impacts resulting from an RDD event. The model's predictions heavily depend on the choice of the model's parameters; for several key ones, there are large uncertainties about their appropriate values. To avoid having to make hasty decisions during an emergency after an RDD attack, this analysis demonstrates that a detailed protocol for calculating dose should be developed prospectively so that decision-makers already are fully familiar with the process and its ensuing products.

A Three-Dimensional Navigable Data Model to Support Emergency Response in Microspatial Built-Environments

Since the 11 September 2001 attacks in the United States and the 7 July 2005 London bombings, geospatial researchers have attempted to utilize GIScience technologies in response to disasters occurring in the microspace of multilevel structures (such as the interior of buildings) in urban areas. Such applications require 3D geographic information systems (GIS) functionalities to represent the three-dimensional structures of urban environments and to conduct 3D GIS-based spatial analyses. These requirements motivate this study to represent the complex internal structure of buildings at a three-dimensional subunit level so as to analyze human behavior in an emergency situation. This article discusses the development of a 3D Navigable Data Model (3D NDM) based on the 3D Geometric Network Data Model and representing pedestrian access within buildings or urban built-environments, which can be modeled as a network of walkway sections and connections. Additionally, this article discusses the design of a geospatial database created to manage the physical and environmental factors of disaster sites that are essential for emergency response. To improve planning and facilitate rescue operations in a decision support system, this article presents (1) a 3D geo-coding method to locate rescue personnel and disaster sites within the reference data (a network representation of a building), (2) a 3D map matching method to define the correlation between the location of bottlenecks or disaster sites and the nearest location on the 3D NDM, which represents the internal structure of the built-environment as a network representation, and (3) an indoor navigation model, based on the Dijkstra algorithm, to identify optimal routes within a multilevel structure by measuring relative pedestrian accessibility and to provide navigation guidance for rescue personnel. Lastly, this article presents the results of an experimental implementation of the 3D NDM using GIS data for a section of the University of North Carolina at Charlotte campus.

The Architecture of the Hospital: A Study of Spatial Organization and Medical Knowledge

The Architecture of the Hospital: A Study of Spatial Organization and Medical Knowledge