Slab Building Blocks

<b>Overview</b><br>
This dataset defines building blocks for composing floor slabs with a vast range of triangular and rectangular configurations for spans mainly between four and twelve meters. The shapes are generated at regular intervals for different resolutions: 0,1m, 0,2m, and 1.0m. This dataset is meant as a Benchmark Set definition for the project "Universal Timber Slab (UTS)" under deliverable D1.2.
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<b>Approach</b><br>
It is assumed that by combining the range of shapes described here, the basis for reproducing architectural floorplans is largely covered.
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<b>Data Structure</b><br>
This data format uses the BHoM framework. See: <a href="https://bhom.xyz/" target="_blank">https://bhom.xyz/</a>.<br>
It is possible to load the dataset with the core version of BHoM, even though a UTS BHoM Toolkit was used to organize the data. This approach ensures the data is recognized by our computational design method and aligns it with future developments.<br>
All data is stored in JSON files that contain BHoM objects.
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<b>Dataset Descriptions</b><br>
Triangular Slabs' datasets are generated by always defining the longest edge of a triangle, generating combinations of different edge lengths. Rectangular Slabs' datasets are generated by sampling the width and length of rectangular bays with the specified resolution in the defined range.
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<li><b>Triangular Slabs every 1.0m – Default</b><br>
Resolution: 1.0m<br>
Longest edge range: 4 to 12m<br>
Samples: 166<br>
Filename: UTS_Datasets_Tri_100cm.json
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<li><b>Triangular Slabs every 0.2m – Optional</b><br>
Resolution: 0.2m<br>
Longest edge range: 4 to 12m<br>
Samples: 15,510<br>
Filename: UTS_Datasets_Tri_20cm.json
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<li><b>Triangular Slabs every 0.1m – Optional</b><br>
Resolution: 0.1m<br>
Longest edge range: 4 to 12m<br>
Samples: 119,579<br>
Filename: UTS_Datasets_Tri_10cm.json
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<li><b>Rectangular Slabs every 1.0m – Optional</b><br>
Resolution: 1.0m<br>
Width range: 2 to 12m<br>
Length range: 4 to 12m<br>
Samples: 61<br>
Filename: UTS_Datasets_Rec_100cm.json
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<li><b>Rectangular Slabs every 0.1m – Optional</b><br>
Resolution: 0.1m<br>
Width range: 2 to 12m<br>
Length range: 4 to 12m<br>
Samples: 4,941<br>
Filename: UTS_Datasets_Rec_10cm.json
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