Design optimization of reinforced concrete structures

Computers and Concrete

Volumn 3, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 313-334

  Guerra, Andres ^a   Kiousis, Panos D ^a  

^a Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering   (United States)

Author keywords

Cost savings; Design optimization; Nonlinear programming; Optimal member sizing; Optimal stiffness distribution; Reinforced concrete; RS means; Sequential quadratic programming

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; OPTIMIZATION; QUADRATIC PROGRAMMING; REINFORCED CONCRETE; STIFFNESS; STRUCTURAL DESIGN;

COST SAVINGS; OPTIMAL MEMBER SIZING; OPTIMAL STIFFNESS DISTRIBUTION; RS MEANS; SEQUENTIAL QUADRATIC PROGRAMMING;

CONCRETE CONSTRUCTION;

EID: 33750340946     PISSN: 15988198     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.12989/cac.2006.3.5.313     Document Type: Article

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