3D Building Frame Stress Analysis for Failed Member Identification
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current Computer-Aided Design (CAD) software lacks the ability to efficiently identify and report on individual members of a 3D building model that fail stress tests, making it difficult for designers to pinpoint and address structural weaknesses effectively.
Innovation Solution
A computer method and system that extracts a building frame, applies loads to its members, analyzes stresses, identifies members exceeding a predetermined maximum stress value, and generates a report detailing the failed members and their failure conditions, thereby streamlining the identification of structural issues.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Measurement precision
If manual review of stress test results is performed, then accuracy in identifying failed members can be achieved, but time consumption and labor costs increase significantly
Solution Approach 1:
The system enables automated self-identification of failed members by implementing computer-based algorithms that automatically extract building frames, apply loads, analyze stresses, and generate reports of failed members without requiring manual review, thus resolving the contradiction between accuracy and time consumption
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces the mechanical manual review process with an automated computer-based analysis system that uses software to perform stress analysis and identify failed members, eliminating the need for human reviewers while maintaining accuracy and significantly reducing time consumption
2Reliability
If comprehensive stress analysis of all members is conducted, then structural integrity can be thoroughly evaluated, but computational complexity and processing time increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the building structure into individual members and analyzes each member's stress conditions separately, allowing comprehensive evaluation of structural integrity while managing computational complexity through modular processing of discrete structural elements
Solution Approach 2:
The system extracts only the critical information about failed members and their failure conditions from the comprehensive stress analysis, separating the essential results from the complex computational process, thereby maintaining reliability while reducing the perceived complexity for users
3Loss of information
If detailed reports of all calculation data are generated, then complete analysis information is provided, but information overload makes it difficult to identify critical failures
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts and highlights only the critical information about failed members from the comprehensive analysis data, separating essential failure information from redundant calculation details, thus maintaining information completeness while improving ease of identifying critical issues
Solution Approach 2:
The system applies different levels of detail to different parts of the report, providing comprehensive calculation data for all members while emphasizing detailed information only for failed members, thereby balancing information completeness with ease of identifying critical failures
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AI summary
The present invention is a computer method of identifying failed members in a structure, comprising: extracting, a frame of a building, wherein the frame is comprised of a plurality of members; applying, at least one load on at least one of the plurality of members; analyzing, each of the plurality of members related to the stresses which are applied to each of the members by the at least one applied load; identifying, any members where the stresses exceed a predetermined maximum stress value; marking, each member within the building which was identified; generating, a report of the identified members and the calculations related to each of the identified members.