...Haopeng Lou; Zhibin Xiao; Yinyuan Wan; Fengling Jin; Boqing Gao; Chao Li Purpose In this article, a practical design methodology is proposed for discrete sizing optimization of high-rise concrete buildings with a focus on large-scale and real-life structures. Design/methodology/approach...

... Practical solution Real coding Mixed crossover Genetic algorithms Structural design Genetic algorithms (GA) are computational tools that are being utilized more frequently to solve a wide variety of engineering problems through an optimization process that emulates the biological natural...

... into the way a structure is carrying loads by identifying the material most effective in performing the load transfer. The procedure is applied to a number of structures to demonstrate its applicability to structural design. Research limitations/implications The examples demonstrate an insight...

... into account probabilistic constraints is emphasized. Neural nets Optimization techniques Structural design Structural engineering The primal engineering task during the design of any structural system is to minimize its construction cost and improve its structural performance. Improvements...

... is introduced as follows: Parameters: Damping Structural design Seismic loading Framed structures Earthquakes Structural control is an effective tool for seismic mitigation and enhancement of seismic resistance of buildings. Structural control applications are generally classified...

... Limited 2009 Modelling Structural engineering Structural design Failure (mechanical) Ever increasing demand to achieve a more economical structural design requires that a better understanding be obtained for the non‐linear behavior of a particular structural system and reliable...

...Adnan Ibrahimbegovic; Ivica Kožar; Pavao Marović; Adnan Ibrahimbegovic; Guillaume Hervé; Pierre Villon Purpose The purpose of this paper is to provide the methodology for structural design of complex massive structures under impact by a large airplane. Design/methodology/approach Using case...

... stress field. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2009 Structural engineering Structural design Failure (mechanical) Present work is the follow‐up on Part I of this paper (Brancherie and Ibrahimbegovic, 2008), discussing a relatively simple model capable of describing the behavior...

... resulting from taking into account the uncertainties on prescribed displacements. Develops a computer program to allow comparisons between several structural designs checking common specifications. Demonstrates the effectiveness of the present method for a cantilever structure modelled in the case...

.... The crushing condition can be obtained simply by converting the yield criterion, described in terms of stresses, directly into the strains[ 11 , 12 , 13 , 16 ]. © MCB UP Limited 1997 Concrete Modelling Non‐linear programming Structural design The tendon force at any cross‐section...