Optimize ballast
The demands on the calculation and optimization of ballasting have become very high today.
We rely on linear algebra and the solvers from Google and GUROBI for the solution.
The demands on the calculation of ballast in aerodynamic systems continue to increase.
In principle, this is analogous to the competition in the market.
Many of our customers have subjected their flat roof systems to stability testing in live tests to determine how the rigidity of the system can be used positively to distribute the ballast against uplift and displacement.
Combined with the different types of ballast (stones, tubs, penetrations) the great challenge arose for us, not simply to calculate the ballast against this background according to wind reports, but also to optimize the stiffness and type of ballast.
As a result, various parameters are taken into account:
(among others)
- Type of ballast (user setting)
- Cost of the ballast start until it has been deployed and installed (user setting)
- Assembly speed
- System rigidity
- And: Consideration of the ballasting required in the wind report
This means that a large mixture of parameters is packed into a linear equation each time the ballasting is calculated.
This linear equation is sent to the solver for solving, and thus for finding the optimum solution.
Depending on the project size and system, either the Google AI Tools or the GUROBI Optimizer do this at a breathtaking pace.
