Procedural Modeling of Suspension Bridges
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2021
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The Eurographics Association
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In this paper we introduce a method for designing a class of engineering structures, namely suspension bridges. These bridges are ubiquitous in the industrialized countries, often appearing in known city landscapes, yet they are complex enough that hand-based modeling is tedious and time consuming. We present a method that finds the right proportions for such a structure through an optimization method that tries to distribute the tower positions while maintaining cable width to be a finite number. By simultaneously optimizing the span and sag of the cables of a bridge, we optimize the geometry and soundness of the structure. We present the details of our technique together with examples illustrating its use, including comparisons with real structures.
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@inproceedings{10.2312:pt.20111140,
booktitle = {V Ibero-American Symposium in Computer Graphics},
editor = {Silva, F. and Gutierrez, D. and RodrÃguez, J. and Figueiredo, M.},
title = {{Procedural Modeling of Suspension Bridges}},
author = {Patow, Gustavo},
year = {2021},
publisher = {The Eurographics Association},
ISBN = {978-3-03868-152-6},
DOI = {10.2312/pt.20111140}
}