Experimental testing of medium scale GFRP reinforced concrete frames

Multi-objective Optimization of Reinforced Concrete Frames

1. Abstract This paper presents a discrete optimization of reinforced concrete structures based on an efficient combination of deterministic and stochastic optimization strategies. The deterministic optimization algorithm is used for the detailing of a reinforced concrete crosssection for a given combination of internal forces. The multi-objective stochastic optimization algorithm is then appli...

Heat Transfer Analysis of Reinforced Concrete Beams Reinforced with GFRP Bars

Analytical assessment of reinforced concrete frames equipped with TADAS dampers

In recent years, it is considerably attempted to develop the concept of energy dissipation as an applicable technology to overcome the energy released by earthquakes. The passive control systems such as metallic dampers have been widely considered. The dampers are basically used to mitigate the structural responses and reduce the damages in main structural elements by energy dissipation. ...

Seismic Behavior of Steel Reinforced Concrete Beam-Columns and Frames

The ability to perform accurate nonlinear simulations is a key component in the assessment of the behavior of seismic force resisting systems. A three-dimensional distributed plasticity formulation for composite beam-columns suitable for nonlinear static and dynamic analyses of composite seismic force resisting systems has been developed. New uniaxial constitutive relations are developed for th...

Design of reinforced concrete bridge frames by heuristic optimization

This paper deals with the economic optimization of reinforced concrete box frames used in road construction. It shows the efficiency of four heuristic algorithms applied to a problem of 50 design variables. Heuristic methods used are the random walk and the descent local search. The metaheuristic methods are the threshold accepting and the simulated annealing. The four methods have been applied...