OPTIMIZATION AND SENSITIVITY OF PRESTRESSED CONCRETE BEAMS

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1992-12-03

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ERBATUR, F
ALZAID, R
DAHMAN, NA

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This paper is concerned with the optimum design of prestressed concrete beams. Both minimum weight and minimum cost optimization formulations are given for simply supported beams having three different sections. Sensitivity of the optimum designs, with respect to various design parameters, are also discussed. The formulation is programmed for interactive use on micro-computers. An example is given and results are discussed.

Subject Keywords

Mechanical Engineering, Modelling and Simulation, General Materials Science, Civil and Structural Engineering, Computer Science Applications

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https://hdl.handle.net/11511/66234

Journal

COMPUTERS & STRUCTURES

DOI

https://doi.org/10.1016/0045-7949(92)90046-3

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F. ERBATUR, R. ALZAID, and N. DAHMAN, “OPTIMIZATION AND SENSITIVITY OF PRESTRESSED CONCRETE BEAMS,” COMPUTERS & STRUCTURES, pp. 881–886, 1992, Accessed: 00, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://hdl.handle.net/11511/66234.