Operational Tunnel Model Generation Using Reinforcement Learning
2024 (English)In: Shell and Spatial Structures - Proceedings of IWSS 2023, Springer Nature , 2024, p. 503-511Conference paper, Published paper (Refereed)
Abstract [en]
Reinforcement Learning (RL) has emerged as a promising approach to solve complex problems in many different domains, including the Architecture, Engineering, Construction and Operation (AECO) industry. RL is a type of machine learning that focuses on training an agent to interact with an environment in order to maximize a reward signal. In the AECO industry, RL has been used to optimize building design, construction planning and scheduling, and building energy management. This contribution presents an application of RL for the generation of an InfraBIM model of a tunnel built by mechanised excavation using a Tunnel Boring Machine (TBM). In particular, the present application was developed to minimise the distance between the theoretical layout and the operational one to be executed by the TBM, considering the geometry of the ring and the structural joints required for the solidity of the structure. RL has the potential to improve efficiency, sustainability, and safety in the AECO industry by enabling intelligent decision-making and optimization across different phases of the construction process.
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Springer Nature , 2024. p. 503-511
Keywords [en]
InfraBIM, Machine Learning (ML), Reinforcement Learning (RL), Tunnel Boring Machines (TBMs), Tunnel Information Modelling (TIM)
National Category
Other Civil Engineering Construction Management
Identifiers
URN: urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-340395DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-44328-2_52Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-85177034352OAI: oai:DiVA.org:kth-340395DiVA, id: diva2:1816852
Conference
2nd Italian Workshop on Shell and Spatial Structures, IWSS 2023, Turin, Italy, Jun 26 2023 - Jun 28 2023
Note
QC 20231204
2023-12-042023-12-042023-12-14Bibliographically approved