Sampaio, A Z; Henriques, P G and Ferreira, P S (2004) Virtual reality technology applied in civil engineering education: Visual simulation of construction processes. In: Khosrowshahi, F (ed.) Proceedings of 20th Annual ARCOM Conference, 1-3 September 2004, Edinburgh, UK.
Abstract
Normally, academic applications of computer-aided design in construction provide a visual presentation of the final state of the project and they are not able to produce changes in the geometry following the construction process. It was developed a didactic prototype that allows physical changes in a building component. This prototype illustrates the construction of common external wall. First, a 3D geometric model composed with the several elements needed to construct it was defined and, then, virtual reality capacities were applied over it. The virtual model allows students to interact with it visualising the sequence of the construction process, accessing to quantitative and qualitative information of each construction stage and observing the configuration details of the building components and how they connect together. The didactic application contributes to support disciplines concerning with Civil Engineering.
| Item Type: | Conference Paper (Paper) |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | education; information technology; modelling; simulation; virtual reality |
| Index terms: | prototype, virtual reality technology, engineering education, geometry, modelling, information technology, building component, virtual reality, construction process, computer aided design, configuration |
| Subjects: | computational design, mathematical modelling, virtual reality, computing systems, modelling and simulation, analytical methods, architectural elements, building construction, professional education, systems engineering |
| Topics: | Research Practice, Engineering Principles, Education, Site Management, Design Practice, Digital Applications |
| Descriptive scope: | 3 PCA |
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