Editorial: Conceptual Design. The only way to create sound structural concrete solutions

The objective of conceptual design is to conceive and or create structural solutions for different structural problems, from a global perspective allowing one to take advantage of, among others, the knowledge, which is promoted by fib.

The conceptual design of a construction involves the selection of one specific solution among the many possible ones, which must be studied in order to solve a particular problem. Good projects are characterised by the proposal of outstanding solutions in which it is perfectly clear how the different design conditions of the problem are met: functional requirements, connected to the goal of the structure;...