
论文:Intelligent co-design of shear wall and beam layouts using a graph neural network
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.autcon.2025.106024
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提出了一种基于图神经网络(GNN)的剪力墙与梁联合智能设计方法,以解决现有方法中剪力墙和梁独立设计时忽略两者耦合关系的问题。首先,构建了一种建筑-剪力墙-梁联合图(Graph)表征方法,构建建筑构件输入和剪力墙-梁输出图谱;采用Graph-SAGE算法学习拓扑特征,实现剪力墙和梁的同步生成;最后结合工程经验规则对生成结果进行后处理优化。实验表明,该方法显著提升了设计效果,剪力墙和梁的交并比(IoU)较现有独立设计方法分别提高14.9%和35.6%,且结构力学性能指标优于传统方法,验证了其在协同优化与工程实用性上的优势。该方法为建筑结构多类构件耦合设计提供了高效解决方案。

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研究背景
在高层住宅的设计中,剪力墙和梁就像是建筑中的“腿”和“手臂”。传统上,工程师们需要手动设计这些结构,这不仅耗时,还容易出错。而现有的AI设计工具,虽然能帮忙,但每次只能单独设计剪力墙或梁,就像在健身时只练手臂或只练腿,忽略了全身的协调性。比如,AI单独设计梁时,可能会设计出“中间没有剪力墙支撑的过长梁”,这就像是让手臂承担了过多的重量,导致手臂过于粗壮,影响了整体的美观和功能。
为了解决这个问题,我们的研究提出了一种新方法——使用图神经网络(GNN),让AI像一位经验丰富的健身教练,能够同时设计剪力墙和梁,确保“骨架”和“肌肉”的协调。通过分析大量真实的设计图纸数据,并结合工程经验规则优化细节,我们最终实现了墙-梁布置的协同设计。这种方法不仅解决了传统AI“单线程”设计的缺陷,还使得结构更加合理,设计效率大幅提升。就像是在健身中加入全身协调训练,我们的方法让建筑结构设计更加高效和精准。

联合生成:同时锻炼不同部位
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核心技术
关键方法1:联合墙-梁图表征方法
将建筑平面中的剪力墙、梁、门窗、建筑墙等组件统一表示为图结构数据,用“节点”表示连接点,“边”表示构件(如墙、梁)。剪力墙和梁的布置设计整合到同一图,通过拓扑关系直接反映两者的相互影响,避免传统独立设计导致的冲突。

关键方法2:潜在梁自动生成规则
预先在建筑空间中生成可能的梁布置位置(即“潜在梁”),为AI提供设计基准线,提升AI生成梁的合理性,避免在无意义位置布置梁。

关键方法3:多维度图特征设计
节点特征:包含位置坐标、连接构件类型(如建筑墙、门窗)等信息。
边特征:记录构件类型(One-hot编码)、长度、相对位置等。
让AI不仅能识别构件位置,还能理解构件类型、连接关系和空间分布。

关键方法4:基于Graph-SAGE的联合预测模型
模型核心:采用Graph-SAGE算法(擅长提取拓扑关系),通过多层聚合节点和边特征,预测每条边应布置剪力墙、梁或留空。

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案例分析
以一个25层的剪力墙住宅结构为例,采用本研究提出的方法在20-30秒内即可完成剪力墙和对应梁结构的生成。基于AI生成的结构图,通过API接口自动布置楼板、加载荷载,并联动PKPM完成建模分析,全程无需人工干预。

与人工设计方法和先后设计剪力墙-梁的方法相比,本研究采用方法的核心优势在于:
(1)协同设计提升性能:AI联合设计相比GNN先后设计的剪力墙和梁在多个力学指标上占优。
(2)效率与合规性兼顾:AI生成方案在1分钟内完成合规设计(人工方法需30分钟以上),且力学指标均满足规范。
(3)更接近于工程师设计结果。

下图展示了在多个案例中,基于墙-梁联合生成算法生成的剪力墙和梁IoU计算统计图。统计案例的平均值大于0.5,表明联合生成的构件布置接近工程师设计水平。

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结语
本研究提出的基于图神经网络(GNN)的剪力墙与梁协同设计方法,通过耦合墙-梁布置的Graph表示和Graph-SAGE算法,联合生成结构布局,结合规则编码优化策略,显著提升剪力墙和梁的设计质量,欢迎各位专家批评指正!
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