EXAMPLE 1. NEW BUILDING DESIGN FROM REINFORCED CONCRETE

EXAMPLE 1: 'REINFORCED CONCRETE CONSTRUCTION STUDY' 22 2.4 Mathematical and Physical Model: When we refer to the modelling of a building block we mean the creation of the PHYSICAL and the MATHEMATICAL of the model. - The PHYSICAL model is the cross-section, i.e. the geometry and material of a structural element. - The MATHEMATICAL model is their mathematical properties, i.e. its inertial, its freedoms. When we make changes to the Physical Model of an existing element, these of course affect its Mathematical Model. A change in the dimensions of a cross-section automatically updates its inertial and therefore its Mathematical Model. However, changes that decisively alter the type of cross-section cannot be made when the Mathematical Model of the cross-section is already in place. These must first be carried out in the Physical Model and then the Mathematical Model must be calculated. In our example we chose to create the Mathematical Model during the automatic recognition of the cross-sections Therefore all the building blocks we created include both their Physical and Mathematical models.