COMPUTER MODELING OF THE BUILDING DESIGN WITH THE COMPUTER-AIDED ENGINEERING/ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN SYSTEM

摘要

The United States Army Construction Engineering Research Laboratory (USA-CERL), a laboratory of the Army Corps of Engineers, has been developing the Computer-Aided Engineering/ Architectural Design System (CAEADS) for several years. CAEADS is a collection of integrated computer systems that provide the architect and engineer with automated tools to interactively build a model of the building concept design in an integrated computer data base. The power and speed of the computer can then be utilized to simulate conditions that the building will encounter when built. These include energy usage, structural loads, environmental conditions, and life safety violations. USA-CERL's current work and future plans are presented.