Using a modified genetic algorithm to minimize the production costs for slabs of precast prestressed concrete joists

Engineering Applications of Artificial Intelligence

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 519-530

  de Castilho, Vanessa Cristina ^a   El Debs, Mounir Khalil ^a   do Carmo Nicoletti, Maria ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO CARLOS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Cost optimization; Genetic algorithm; Slabs with precast prestressed concrete joists; Structural engineering

Indexed keywords

CONCRETE SLABS; COST EFFECTIVENESS; GENETIC ALGORITHMS; OPTIMIZATION; PRESTRESSED CONCRETE; STRUCTURAL DESIGN;

CONCRETE JOISTS; COST OPTIMIZATION; SLABS WITH PRECAST PRESTRESSED CONCRETE JOISTS;

CONCRETE CONSTRUCTION;

EID: 33947108376     PISSN: 09521976     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.engappai.2006.09.003     Document Type: Article

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