...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...

... Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2010 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 during...

... devices provide structures with extra stiffness which in turns causes the change in overall building's fundamental period. Wenshen Pong can be contacted at: wspong@sfsu.edu © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2009 Damping Structural design Seismic loading Framed structures Earthquakes...

... mention: non‐local continuum (Pijaudier‐Cabot and Bažant, 1987), higher order gradient damage (Muhlhaus and Aïfantis, 1991), viscoplastic regularization (Needleman, 1988), crack‐band models (Hillerborg et al., 1976), etc. Modelling Structural engineering Structural design Failure...

...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...

... of each of the two models are summarized in Tables I and II . © 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...

... 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...

... Modelling Non‐linear programming Structural design Numerical modelling of non‐linear prestressed structures has been studied by many authors[ 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 ]. The model presented in this paper is applied to non‐linear analysis of post‐tensioned concrete structures, partially or fully...