Minimum cost design of multispan partially prestressed concrete beams using DCOC

Engineering Optimization

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 35-59

  Han, S H ^a   Adamu, A ^b   Karihaloo, B L ^b  

^a Chungbuk National University   (South Korea)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Discretized continum type optimality criteria; Minimum cost design; Multispan beam; Parabolic tendon profile; Partially prestressed

Indexed keywords

BENDING STRENGTH; CODES (STANDARDS); COSTS; ITERATIVE METHODS; OPTIMIZATION; PRESTRESSED BEAMS AND GIRDERS; SHEAR STRENGTH;

AUSTRALIAN CODES; DISCRETIZED CONTINUUM TYPE OPTIMALITY CRITERIA; EQUILIBRIUM EQUATION; MULTISPAN BEAMS; PARABOLIC TENDON PROFILE;

CONCRETE BEAMS AND GIRDERS;

EID: 0029699488     PISSN: 0305215X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03052159608941109     Document Type: Article

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