6. 1. the architect did not work with
acoustician during all phases of theater
design
2. the feasibility of putting a design map for
theaters to achieve good architectural
acoustics
3. developing a computer program utilizing
artificial intelligence to design a theatre
problems that will need expensive
treatments can be avoided in future,
7. the methodology
choosing the
samples
the tools
procedure of
gathering data
organizing the
research
•where is the description of acoustic
phenomena to be studied and its impact on
architecture product (theater) affected by the
limits of this mutual influence.
A descriptive
explanatory
•As used in this approach it is the
recommended attempt to develop a program
that will mimic human mental processes
during the first phase of theaters design.
Prediction
•it will pursue to measure the effectiveness of
the systematic of the program based on the
degree of the required control.Experimental
deliberate
quota
sample
Academic
experts
Consultants
in acoustics
Researchers
and
specialists
Gathering information
Interviews
Seminars
Written
references
VRS
9. The structure
Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 4 Chapter 5
Class 1 Class 2 Class 3 Class 4 Class 5 Class 6 Class 7 Class 8 Class 9 Class
10
Class
11
Research
strategy
Previous
studies
Review of the
Architectural
and
Acoustical
Design
Principles for
theaters
Reverb
eration
time
(RT)
Compleme
ntary
elements:
The Architect
and
Computer
Science.
introduction
to (CAAD)
Artificial
intelligence
techniques
Designing
theaters
though
acoustical
aspects
“DTTAA”
Conclu
sions
Recom
menda
tions
Future
studies
The result of the work
present a
reasonable
introduction about
the problem, the
objectives,
methodology,
hypothesis, and the
searching
procedures.
Then to presents
what other
scientists studied in
this filed and what
they achieved.
The needs of employing
new tool “system” to
help the architect in
designing theaters
through acoustical
aspects.
-Collect available data about the
architectural and acoustical date
that have positive direct
correlation.
-Arrange these data depending on
the priority of its effect on the
acoustical environment.
-Draw mapping to the architect to
make it easy to read the acoustical
requirements for the theater.
Building the knowledge base of
the system
introduce the great
effect of the computer
as a tool that can help in
the architecture field in
general, and in
architectural acoustics in
specific.
Then to present new
techniques that can be
used in developing the
new system in the next
chapter.
Choosing ES as a tool
to build the system.
follow the right
procedures in
building ES, then to
investigate of the
possibility of
developing a new ES
(DTTAA) that can
help the architect in
the first stage of
designing theaters
with consideration
of RT requirements.
Preparing a
prototype of the
suggested system
summarize all results of the
previous 3 chapters, then
introducing
recommendations and
future studies to complete
what started in this
research.
12. Architect
ural
factors
Capacity
volume
shape
floor
wallsCeiling
finishing
balcony
seating
the range of acceptable capacity for the
basic performances. Generated by the
researcher from
performance
The capacity
Min Opt Max
Drama 400 700 1200
Conferences - - 500
Music 1200 2200 3500
Opera 1500 2200 4000
Recommended volume /seat values m3 for
auditoria.
Auditorium
type
Min Opt Max
Room for
speech
2.3 3.1 4.3
Concert halls 6.2 7.8 10.8
Multi-purpose 5.1 7.1 8.5
Opera 4.5 5.7 7.4
15. When ??
Reverberation on Demand System (RODS),
Multiple Channel Reverberation. (MCR),
Acoustical Control System (ACS).
Factors related to the absorptive
materials.
method of fixing absorbers
Inner factors of the absorber
material
Area effect
Factors related to the calculation
methods accuracy
Limits of accuracy
(wave, geometrical, , energy method)
19. Example of
applications
Developing
Data
Maintenance
Explanation
AI Expert Systems
Architecture
Troubleshooti
ng
Car repair
Air craft
maintenance
Student
advisors
Job
applications
Medical
Available
Easy
Supported
Neural Network
Robot spacecrafts
Oil filed
equipments
Underwater
devices
Application
needs to
functions long
time in hostile
environments
repairing
Not Available
Complicated
Not Available
Fuzzy Logic
Landscape
Urban
planning
Finance
Commercial
loans
Economics
Literature
Security
Available
Easy
Not Available
When to use
it?
Expert not available
Expert advice is
needed
Expertise more
important than other
written sources
No expert available
Depends on examples
from real world
This contains (inputs and conclusions for
solving)Working by comparing results
until get closest one.
Using natural languages in reasoning like
“usually”, ”expensive”….etc.
It works by set of
terms, which describes
the possible value of
belief,
20. examples of the
problems:
the kind of advices
giving by the
system:
dividing the advice
depending on the
kind of problems:
expert
advice
problem needs
critical solution
must get human
expert advice
if SPL did not achive the
clinet desired and needs a
sound systems.
problem needs
moderate solution
expert system advice
if Rt is less than suitable
range, so reduce the area
of material X or replace it
with material Y.
Interface
Explanation
facilities
Inference
mechanism
Knowledge
acquisition
facility
Fact
Base
Knowledge
Base
22. Procedure
Name
The
Procedure
Aims to:
The
Procedure
Contains:
Formalization and Implementation
Building the KB
Arranging
knowledge that
gathered before
in main and sub-
problems.
-Isolating the
domain area,
-target decision,
- dependency
diagram.
Project details
Recommendation for
support.
Design details
Function Capacity
of the
hall
Available
Area for
the hall
Estimated
Budget
User
Suggestion
Design
Standards
24. Goal No 2:
FromGoal(1)
Recommendation
Recom
mende
d
Support
Set5
Area of
recomm-
ended
materials
Volume
For each
poundry
M3
By reducing the
V/seat value or
increase it
within the
acceptable
range
.. This will be
applicable in
the designed
program.
Output data contains:
suggested materials and its area for the
space elements which have been
checked to achieve the acceptable range
of Rt.It also contains how to deal with
the problem
•When it is necessary to deal with the
volume of the space. H,W.L
2-When to deal with materials.
The advice here contains 3 parts:
•The kind of material
•The place inside the space,
•And it’s covering ratio.
large
projects,
international
conferences
with special
audio
systems,
Goal 1: architectural
details
Goal 3: SPL details
3-When to deal with electoacoustics
support.
•The advice here does not contain the
specification of the system. It just
recommends using it in this step. Other
details need a human expert
consultation.
25. Procedure
Name
The
Procedure
Aims to:
The
Procedure
Contains:
Formalization and Implementation
Building the KB Flowcharts
Arranging
knowledge that
gathered before
in main and sub-
problems.
Explain how the
expert thinks in
different
-Isolating the
domain area,
-target decision,
- dependency
diagram.
Designing flow
charts for-new,
redesign theater,
with same or
different
function.
26. Start
Get user
input
New
design?
New design
procedure
Existing design
procedure
YesNo
Get
Function
Speech?Music?
Low budget →
V se = 2.3
Mid budget →
V se = 3.1
High budget →
V se = 4.3
Low budget →
V se = 2.3
Mid budget →
V se = 3.1
High budget →
V se = 4.3
Low budget →
V se = 2.3
Mid budget →
V se = 3.1
High budget →
V se = 4.3
Yes
No
[∴ Multi-purpose]
Yes
Get
Capacity
Cap<= 200
Small hall
500>Cap> 200
Mid hall
Volume =cap*vse
Dimensions :Hight =(V)^(1/3)
Lingth = 1.6 * H
Width = 1.25 * H
Yes
No
[∴ Large Hall]
Yes
Get
Available
Area
No
No
Get Estimated
budget
Volume =cap*vse
Dimensions Hight =(V)^(1/3)
Lingth = 2.5 * H
Width = 1.6 * H
Volume =cap*vse
Dimensions :Hight =(V)^(1/3)
Lingth = 3.2 * H
Width = 1.25 * H
Get
suggested
shape
ShoeboxYesOther shaps
Future
studies
Available
area=<calc yesGet
Use
balcony or
more
give up
some
comfort
conditions
Yes
No
Future
studies
Get old
function
Get new
function
The both function
are the same
New function
procedures
Correcting the old
design procedure
YesNo
Get the
expert advice
about
finishing
materials
kind and area
Correct
Rt
only?
Yes
No
Change
the
capacity?
Yes
Check the
difference
between old and
new Cap
Within the
acceptable range for
the Volume (good v/
seat)?
Increase/
decrease
capacity
Yes
No
No
Change
the
Volume
with
movable
units
Get volume
and old
finishing
materials for:
1-Walls,
2- Floor,
3- Ceiling,
4- Seating
Calculate
old Rt Change
finishing
materials?
No
Get the
Expert
Advice
Get old
1-function,
2-volume
3- dimensions
4-capacity
5-Get old
finishing
materials for:
Walls, Floor,
Ceiling,
Seating
Calculate old Rt
Get new
1-function,
2-capacity
27. Start
Get
Function
Speech?Music?
Low budget →
V se = 2.3
Mid budget →
V se = 3.1
High budget →
V se = 4.3
Low budget →
V se = 2.3
Mid budget →
V se = 3.1
High budget →
V se = 4.3
Low budget →
V se = 2.3
Mid budget →
V se = 3.1
High budget →
V se = 4.3
Yes
No
[∴ Multi-purpose]
Yes
Get
Capacity
Cap<= 200
Small hall
500>Cap> 200
Mid hall
Volume =cap*vse
Dimensions :Hight =(V)^(1/3)
Lingth = 1.6 * H
Width = 1.25 * H
Yes
No
[∴ Large Hall] Yes
Get
Available
Area
No
No
Get suggested
finishing materials for:
1-Walls,
2- Floor,
3- Ceiling,
4- Seating
Get
Estimated
budget
Volume =cap*vse
Dimensions Hight =(V)^(1/3)
Lingth = 2.5 * H
Width = 1.6 * H
Volume =cap*vse
Dimensions :Hight =(V)^(1/3)
Lingth = 3.2 * H
Width = 1.25 * H
Get
suggested
shape
ShoeboxYesOther shapsFuture studies
Available
area=<calculated
area
yes
Get expert
advice
No
Increase the available
area
Yes
Accept
Use balcony or
more
give up some
comfort
conditions
Get expert
advice
Decrease capacity
Accept
Yes
No
Future studies
A
C
Start
Get user
input
New design?
New design
procedure
Existing
design
procedure
End
Yes
No
B A
28. Procedure
Name
The
Procedure
Aims to:
The
Procedure
Contains:
Formalization and Implementation
Building the KB Flowcharts Samples table
Arranging
knowledge that
gathered before
in main and sub-
problems.
Explain how the
expert thinks in
different
Transferring the
knowledge to
small relations to
be encoded later.
-Isolating the
domain area,
-target decision,
- dependency
diagram.
Designing flow
charts for-new,
redesign theater,
with same or
different
function.
All equation and
relationships
between the
architectural and
acoustical
parameters.
32. 1
Function Budget cap V L W H Area c,f Area SW Area Rw
Speech
Medium
850 2635 28 11 9 308 504 99
C1 C2 F Rw Sw1 SW1 Audience
Material Unpainted - carpet Glass fiber Smoth brick - Wooden, lightly
@ 0.2 - 0.25 0.8 0.16 - -
Ratio 70% - 50% - -
Area 145 - 161 - -
Rt = accepted 0.598
2
Function Budget cap V L W H Area c,f Area SW Area Rw
Music
Medium
850 6885 38 15 12 570 912 180
C1 C2 F Rw Sw1 SW1 Aud
Material Unpainted - carpet Glass fiber Smoth brick - Wooden, lightly
@ 0.2 - 0.25 0.8 0.16 - -
Ratio 70% - 50% - -
Area 399 - 456 - -
Rt = not accepted 1.196
3
Function Budget cap V L W H Area c,f Area SW Area Rw
Multi
Medium
850 6205 37 14 12 518 888 168
C1 C2 F Rw Sw1 SW1 Audience
Material Unpainted - carpet Glass fiber Smoth brick - Wooden, lightly
@ 0.2 - 0.25 0.8 0.16 - -
Ratio 70% - 50% - -
Area 363 - 444 - -
Rt = not accepted 0.853
4
Function Budget cap V L W H Area c,f Area SW Area Rw
Speech Low 850 1955 25 10 8 250 400 80
C1 C2 F Rw Sw1 SW1 Audience
Material Unpainted - carpet Glass fiber Smoth brick - Wooden, lightly
@ 0.2 - 0.25 0.8 0.16 - -
Ratio 70% - 50% - -
Area 175 - 200 - -
Rt = accepted 0.453
5
Function Budget cap V L W H Area c,f Area SW Area Rw
Speech High 850 3655 31 12 10 372 620 120
C1 C2 F Rw Sw1 SW1 Audience
Material Unpainted - carpet Glass fiber Smoth brick - Wooden, lightly
@ 0.2 - 0.25 0.8 0.16 - -
Ratio 70% - 50% - -
Area 175 - 200 - -
Reverberation on Demand System (RODS),
twood Concert Hall, Alaska.
Multiple Channel Reverberation. (MCR),
Kursaal in Ostend
Acoustical Control System (ACS).
National Arts Centre, Ottawa, Canada
2000m3.30m,800 person
Enhanced Acoustics Simulator for Engineering (Ease):
ODEON