TY - CHAP A1 - Alda, Sascha A1 - Cremers, Armin B. A1 - Bilek, Jochen T1 - Support of Collaborative Structural Design Processes through the Integration of Peer-to-Peer and Multiagent Architectures N2 - Structural engineering projects are increasingly organized in networked cooperations due to a permanently enlarged competition pressure and a high degree of complexity while performing the concurrent design activities. Software that intends to support such collaborative structural design processes implicates enormous requirements. In the course of our common research work, we analyzed the pros and cons of the application of both the peer-to-peer (University of Bonn) and multiagent architecture style (University of Bochum) within the field of collaborative structural design. In this paper, we join the benefits of both architecture styles in an integrated conceptual approach. We demonstrate the surplus value of the integrated multiagent–peer-to-peer approach by means of an example scenario in which several structural engineers are co-operatively designing the basic structural elements of an arched bridge, applying heterogeneous CAD systems. KW - Ingenieurbau KW - Verteiltes System KW - Planungsprozess KW - Modellierung KW - Mehragentensystem Y1 - 2004 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:gbv:wim2-20111215-1481 ER - TY - THES A1 - Beer, Daniel G. T1 - Systementwurf für verteilte Applikationen und Modelle im Bauplanungsprozess T1 - System design for distributed applications and models in the planning process N2 - Der Planungsprozess im Konstruktiven Ingenieurbau ist gekennzeichnet durch drei sich zyklisch wiederholende Phasen: die Phase der Aufgabenverteilung, die Phase der parallelen Bearbeitung mit entsprechenden Abstimmungen und die Phase der Zusammenführung der Ergebnisse. Die verfügbare Planungssoftware unterstützt überwiegend nur die Bearbeitung in der zweiten Phase und den Austausch der Datenbestände durch Dokumente. Gegenstand der Arbeit ist die Entwicklung einer Systemarchitektur, die in ihrem Grundsatz alle Phasen der verteilten Bearbeitung und unterschiedliche Arten der Kooperation (asynchron, parallel, wechselseitig) berücksichtigt und bestehende Anwendungen integriert. Das gemeinsame Arbeitsmaterial der Beteiligten wird nicht als Dokumentmenge, sondern als Menge von Objekt- und Elementversionen und deren Beziehungen abstrahiert. Elemente erweitern Objekte um applikationsunabhängige Eigenschaften (Features). Für die Bearbeitung einer Aufgabe werden Teilmengen auf Basis der Features gebildet, für deren Elemente neue Versionen abgeleitet und in einen privaten Arbeitsbereich geladen werden. Die Bearbeitung wird auf Operationen zurückgeführt, mit denen das gemeinsame Arbeitsmaterial konsistent zu halten ist. Die Systemarchitektur wird formal mit Mitteln der Mathematik beschrieben, verfügbare Technologie beschrieben und deren Einsatz in einem Umsetzungskonzept dargestellt. Das Umsetzungskonzept wird pilothaft implementiert. Dies erfolgt in der Umgebung des Internet in der Sprache Java unter Verwendung eines Versionsverwaltungswerkzeuges und relationalen Datenbanken. N2 - The planning process in structural engineering can be characterized by three iterative phases: the phase of distribution of tasks, the phase of parallel working with cooperation among the planners and the phase of merging the results. Available planning software does only support the second phase and the exchange of data via documents. The objective of this thesis is the development of a software architecture that supports the three phases and all types of cooperation (asynchronous, parallel and reciprocal) in principle and integrates existing engineering applications. The common planning material is abstracted as a set of object versions, element versions and their relationships. Elements extend objects with application independent properties, called features. Subsets on the base of features are calculated for the execution of tasks. Therefore new versions of elements and objects are derived and copied into the planners’s private workspace. Already stored versions remain unchanged and can be referred to. Modifications base on operations that ensure the consistency of the versioned model. The system architecture is formally described with mathematical methods. Available information technology is analyzed and used for an implementation concept. The implementation concept is proven by a pilot applicable in the Internet. The implementation is based on the programming language Java, a version control system and a relational database. KW - Planungsprozess KW - Kooperation KW - Versionsverwaltung KW - Objektorientierung KW - Verteilte Anwendungen KW - Verteilte Modelle KW - cooperation KW - distributed applications KW - distributed models KW - versioning Y1 - 2005 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:gbv:wim2-20060418-7892 N1 - Shaker Verlag, ISBN 3-8322-5060-3 ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Eslimy-Isfahany, S. H. R. A1 - Pegels, Georg T1 - Net-distributed Co-operation Including Developing Countries, Practical Case Study - Iran N2 - The scientific transfer of key technology features to developing countries, together with adequate competence, localisation and adaptation, is the primary purpose of the proposed investigation. It is evident that introducing high-level CAD design and detailing will improve the planning process in developing countries. Successful utilization of applied information technology for the planning process, however, depends on the user-interface of individual software. Therefore, to open the great opportunity embedded in CAD software for clients globally, the language and character-set barrier of traditional user-interfaces must be overcome. A proposal for a research program is given here to address such issue in favour of global civil engineering. KW - Ingenieurbau KW - Verteiltes System KW - Planungsprozess KW - Modellierung KW - Iran Y1 - 2004 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:gbv:wim2-20111215-1421 ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Gebbeken, Norbert A1 - Baumhauer, Andreas A1 - Ionita, Mihai T1 - Increasing the Reliability and Performance through Automatization and Parallel Working N2 - Re-examination of the behaviour of structures can be necessary due to deterioration or changes in the traffic situation during their lifetime. The Finite Element Method (FEM) is widely used in order to accomplish numerical analysis. Considering the development of computer performance, more detailed FEM models can be analyzed, even on site, with mobile computers. To compensate the increasing amount of data needed for the model input, measures need to be taken to save time, by distributing the work. In order to provide consistency to the model, fedback data must be checked upon reception. A local wireless computer network of ultra-portable devices linked together with a computer can provide the coordination necessary for efficient parallel working. Based on a digital model consisting of all data gathered, structural modelling and numerical analysis are performed automatically. Thus, the user is released from the work that can be automatized and the time needed for the overall analysis of a structure is decreased. KW - Ingenieurbau KW - Verteiltes System KW - Planungsprozess KW - Modellierung KW - Parallelverarbeitung KW - Simulation Y1 - 2004 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:gbv:wim2-20111215-1397 ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Hartmann, Dietrich A1 - Meißner, Udo F. A1 - Rueppel, Uwe T1 - Integration of Productmodel Databases into Multi-Agent Systems N2 - This paper deals with two different agent-based approaches aimed at the incorporation of complex design information into multi-agent planning systems. The first system facilitates collaborative structural design processes, the second one supports fire engineering in buildings. Both approaches are part of two different research projects that belong to the DFG1 priority program 1103 entitled “Network-based Co-operative Planning Processes in Structural Engineering“ (DFG 2000). The two approaches provide similar database wrapper agents to integrate relevant design information into two multi-agent systems: Database wrapper agents make the relevant product model data usable for further agents in the multi-agent system, independent on their physical location. Thus, database wrapper agents act as an interface between multi-agent system and heterogeneous database systems. The communication between the database wrapper agents and other requesting agents presumes a common vocabulary: a specific database ontology that maps database related message contents into database objects. Hereby, the software-wrapping technology enables the various design experts to plug in existing database systems and data resources into a specific multi-agent system easily. As a consequence, dynamic changes in the design information of large collaborative engineering projects are adequately supported. The flexible architecture of the database wrapper agent concept is demonstrated by the integration of an XML and a relational database system. KW - Ingenieurbau KW - Verteiltes System KW - Planungsprozess KW - Modellierung KW - Mehragentensystem Y1 - 2004 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:gbv:wim2-20111215-1410 ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Hartmann, Ulrich C. T1 - Collaboration in AEC Design : Web-enabling Applications using Peer-to-Peer Office Communicator N2 - A market analysis conducted by Gartner Dataquest in August 2001 has shown the typical characteristics of the AEC design process. High volatility in membership of AEC design groups and members dispersed over several external offices is the common collaboration scenario. Membership is most times short lived, compared to the overall duration of the process. A technical solution has to take that into account by making joining and leaving a collaborative work group very easy. The modelling of roles of collaboration between group members must be based on a commonly understood principle like the publisher / subscriber model, where the individual that is responsible for the distribution of vital information is clear. Security issues and trust in the confidentiality of the system is a central concern for the acceptance of the system. Therefore, keeping the subset of data that will be published under the absolute control of the publisher is a must. This is not the case with server-based scenarios, sometimes even due to psychological reasons. A loosely bound Peer-to-Peer network offers advantages over a server-based solution, because of less administrative overhead and simple installation procedures. In a peer-to-peer environment, a publish/subscribe role model can be more easily implemented. The publish/subscribe model matches the way AEC processes are modelled in real world scenarios today, where legal proof of information exchange between external offices is of high importance. Workflow management systems for small to midsize companies of the AEC industry may adopt the peer-to-peer approach to collaboration in the future. Further investigations are being made on the research level (WINDS) by integrating the viewer and redlining application Collaborate! into a collaborative environment. KW - Ingenieurbau KW - Verteiltes System KW - Planungsprozess KW - Modellierung KW - Kommunikationsmodell Y1 - 2004 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:gbv:wim2-20111215-1386 ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Katzenbach, Rolf A1 - Giere, Johannes T1 - Coordinating Planning Processes in AEC using an Adaptable Process Model N2 - The contribution introduces an adaptable process model to meet the special requirements of the coordination of planning activities in AEC (Architecture, Engineering, Construction). The process model is based on the concept of Coloured Petri-Nets and uses metainformation to characterize process-relevant information and to enable process-control based on the actual results of the planning. KW - Prozessmodell KW - Planungsprozess Y1 - 2004 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:gbv:wim2-20111215-946 ER - TY - THES A1 - Koch, Christian T1 - Bauwerksmodellierung im kooperativen Planungsprozess: Mit der Objektorientierung zur Verarbeitungsorientierung T1 - Building Modeling in Cooperative Design: With Object-orientation to Processing-orientation N2 - Im rechnergestützten Bauplanungsprozess arbeiten verschiedene Fachplaner an der gemeinsamen Aufgabe, ein Bauwerk zu planen, zusammen. Verfügbare Kooperationsansätze beschäftigen sich mit versionierten und verteilten Bauwerksmodellen, die auf Basis der Objektorientierung virtuelle Bauwerkszustände beschreiben. Die in diesen zustandsorientierten Modellen unberücksichtigten Zustandsänderungen führen zu derzeitigen Problemen beim Austausch, beim Vergleich und bei der Zusammenführung von versionierten Bauwerksinformationen. Gegenstand der vorliegenden Arbeit ist die Entwicklung eines verarbeitungsorientierten Ansatzes zur ganzheitlichen Betrachtung der Bauwerksmodellierung. Neben der zustandsorientierten Beschreibung eines virtuellen Bauwerks werden zusätzlich änderungsorientierte Informationen in Form von Modellieroperationen in der Modellbildung berücksichtigt. Es wird eine Modellierungssprache definiert, um Operationen formal zu beschreiben. Modellieroperationen bilden eine Verarbeitungsschnittstelle für Objektmodelle, repräsentieren Entwurfsabsichten, reichern bestehende Bauwerksmodelle mit Änderungssemantik an und tragen zur Konsistenzsicherung in diesen Modellen bei. Neuartige Kooperationskonzepte für den Austausch, den Vergleich und das Zusammenführen von versionierten Bauwerksinformationen werden auf Grundlage des vorgeschlagenen Ansatzes entwickelt. Sowohl das Modell als auch die Sprache werden unabhängig von aktuellen Technologien formal beschrieben. Die prinzipielle Anwendbarkeit des vorgeschlagenen Ansatzes wird im Rahmen einer Pilotimplementierung auf Basis eines Open-Source-Systems im Bauwesen nachgewiesen. N2 - Several actors involved in the computer-supported building planning process work together towards a common goal - the design of a building. Available cooperation approaches focus on versioned and distributed building models which describe virtual building states on the basis of the object-oriented method. State changes remain unconsidered and lead to known problems when exchanging, comparing and merging versioned building information. The work presented deals with the development of a processing-oriented approach for the integral consideration of building modeling. In addition to the state-oriented description of a virtual building, change-oriented information is provided by means of model operations. A new modeling language is defined for the formal description of operations. Model operations establish a processing interface for object models, represent design intents, enhance existing building models with change semantics and add to the consistency of these models. New enhanced concepts for cooperation are defined on the basis of the approach presented. These concepts provide functionality for cooperation when exchanging, comparing and merging versioned building information. Both the model and the language are formally described in order to be independent of current technologies. The applicability of the approach proposed is verified in principle by a pilot implementation based on an Open Source engineering system. T3 - Informatik in Architektur und Bauwesen - 1 KW - Planungsprozess KW - Kooperation KW - Objektorientierung KW - Informationsmanagement KW - Bauwerksmodellierung KW - Versionierung KW - cooperation KW - building modeling KW - object-orientation KW - versioning KW - information management Y1 - 2008 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:gbv:wim2-20090415-14647 UR - http://www.vdg-weimar.de/katalog/bauwerksmodellierung-im-kooperativen-planungsprozess-mit-der-objektorientierung-zur-verarbeitungsorientierung-1098.html SN - 978-3-95773-029-9 ER - TY - CHAP A1 - König, Markus A1 - Klinger, Axel A1 - Berkhahn, Volker T1 - Structural Correctness of Planning Processes in Building Engineering N2 - The planning of projects in building engineering is a complex process which is characterized by a dynamical composition and many modifications during the definition and execution time of processes. For a computer-aided and network-based cooperation a formal description of the planning process is necessary. In the research project “Relational Process Modelling in Cooperative Building Planning” a process model is described by three parts: an organizational structure with participants, a building structure with states and a process structure with activities. This research project is part of the priority program 1103 “Network-Based Cooperative Planning Processes in Structural Engineering” promoted by the German Research Foundation (DFG). Planning processes in civil engineering can be described by workflow graphs. The process structure describes the logical planning process and can be formally defined by a bipartite graph. This structure consists of activities, transitions and relationships between activities and transitions. In order to minimize errors at execution time of a planning process a consistent and structurally correct process model must be guaranteed. This contribution considers the concept and the algorithms for checking the consistency and the correctness of the process structure. KW - Baubetrieb KW - Computerunterstütztes Verfahren KW - Planungsprozess KW - Konsistenz Y1 - 2004 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:gbv:wim2-20111215-1690 ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Lehner, Karlheinz A1 - Hartmann, Dietrich T1 - Scenarios for the deployment of distributed engineering applications N2 - Although there are some good reasons to design engineering software as a stand-alone application for a single computer, there are also numerous possibilities for creating distributed engineering applications, in particular using the Internet. This paper presents some typical scenarios how engineering applications can benefit from including network capabilities. Also, some examples of Internet-based engineering applications are discussed to show how the concepts presented can be implemented. KW - Ingenieurbau KW - Verteiltes System KW - Planungsprozess KW - Modellierung KW - Internet Y1 - 2004 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:gbv:wim2-20111215-1476 ER -