STEINER TREES, STEINER CIRCUITS AND THE INTERFERENCE PROBLEM IN BUILDING DESIGN

Abstract
Buildings contain enormously complex configurations of corridors, pipes, ducts, conduits and related building system components. In many cases, the configuration and analysis of these component systems can be Formulated as the Steiner tree problem with and without obstacles. Certain building systems can be represented with a Euclidean metric while others are best defined with a rectilinear (Manhattan) metric. The paper describes heuristic algorithms for the interactive development of minimal Steiner trees and circuits. The interactive approach enables architects and engineers to design these systems in ways consistent with the designed arrangement of building activities in two and three dimensions.

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