Computers and Concrete

Volume 28, Number 6, 2021, pages 605-619

DOI: 10.12989/cac.2021.28.6.605

Application of mathematical metamodeling for an automated simulation of the Dong nationality drum tower architectural heritage

Yi Deng, Shi HanGuo and Ling Cai

Abstract

Building Information Modeling (BIM) models are a powerful tool for preserving and using architectural history. Manually creating information models for such a significant number and variety of architectural monuments as Dong drum towers is challenging. The building logic based on "actual measurement construction" was investigated using the metamodel idea, and a metamodel-based automated modeling approach for the wood framework of Dong drum towers was presented utilizing programmable algorithms. Metamodels of fundamental frame kinds were also constructed. Case studies were used to verify the automated modeling's correctness, completeness, and efficiency using metamodel. The results suggest that, compared to manual modeling, automated modeling using metamodel may enhance the model's integrity and correctness by 5-10% while also reducing time efficiency by 10-20%. Metamodel and construction logic offer a novel way to investigate data-driven autonomous information-based modeling.

Key Words

architectural heritage; automatic modeling; BIM models; drum tower; metamodel

Address

Yi Deng: School of Architecture and Urban Planning, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou 510006, Guangdong, China Shi HanGuo: School of Architecture and Urban Planning, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou 510006, Guangdong, China Ling Cai: Guangdong Provincial Institute of Cultural Relics and Archaeology, Guangzhou 510075, Guangdong, China