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This paper describes a didactic application that is part of a research project whose main aim is to develop a computer-aided system which will assist design and construction processes. It is based on the visual simulation of construction activities. Geometric Modeling and Virtual Reality techniques are used to visualize the design process and to define user-friendly interfaces in order to access construction information, which could prove useful to Civil Engineering professionals. As a first step, it was developed a prototype that serves as a didactic tool for Civil Engineering students of disciplines concerned with building construction. The construction of a double brick wall is the case studied. Using the virtual three-dimensional model of the wall it is possible to show, in an interactive way, the sequence of the construction process and observe from any point of view the configurations in detail of the building components.
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Sampaio, A.Z., Henriques, P.G., Studer, P. (2004). Virtual Reality Technology Applied to Simulate Construction Processes. In: Laganá, A., Gavrilova, M.L., Kumar, V., Mun, Y., Tan, C.J.K., Gervasi, O. (eds) Computational Science and Its Applications – ICCSA 2004. ICCSA 2004. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 3044. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-24709-8_86
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