Determination of strut-and-tie models using evolutionary structural optimization

Engineering Structures

Volumn 28, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 1440-1449

  Kwak, Hyo Gyoung ^a   Noh, Sang Hoon ^a  

^a Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Evolutionary structural optimization; RC structures; Shear; Strut and tie model; Truss element

Indexed keywords

CONCRETE CONSTRUCTION; GEOMETRY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SHEAR STRESS; STRAIN; STRUCTURAL OPTIMIZATION; TOPOLOGY; TORSIONAL STRESS;

EVOLUTIONARY STRUCTURAL OPTIMIZATION; STRUT-AND-TIE MODEL; TRUSS ELEMENT;

REINFORCED CONCRETE;

CONCRETE CONSTRUCTION; GEOMETRY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; REINFORCED CONCRETE; SHEAR STRESS; STRAIN; STRUCTURAL OPTIMIZATION; TOPOLOGY; TORSIONAL STRESS;

EVOLUTIONARY THEORY; NUMERICAL MODEL; OPTIMIZATION; REINFORCED CONCRETE; STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 33745034204     PISSN: 01410296     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.engstruct.2006.01.013     Document Type: Article

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