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http://dx.doi.org/10.12989/sem.2017.64.5.567

A multi-parameter optimization technique for prestressed concrete cable-stayed bridges considering prestress in girder  

Gao, Qiong (School of Civil Engineering, Central South University)
Yang, Meng-Gang (School of Civil Engineering, Central South University)
Qiao, Jian-Dong (School of Civil Engineering, Central South University)
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Structural Engineering and Mechanics / v.64, no.5, 2017 , pp. 567-577 More about this Journal
Abstract
The traditional design procedure of a prestressed concrete (PC) cable-stayed bridge is complex and time-consuming. The designers have to repeatedly modify the configuration of the large number of design parameters to obtain a feasible design scheme which maybe not an economical design. In order to efficiently achieve an optimum design for PC cable-stayed bridges, a multi-parameter optimization technique is proposed. In this optimization technique, the number of prestressing tendons in girder is firstly set as one of design variables, as well as cable forces, cable areas and cross-section sizes of the girders and the towers. The stress and displacement constraints are simultaneously utilized to ensure the safety and serviceability of the structure. The target is to obtain the minimum cost design for a PC cable-stayed bridge. Finally, this optimization technique is carried out by a developed PC cable-stayed bridge optimization program involving the interaction of the parameterized automatically modeling program, the finite element structural analysis program and the optimization algorithm. A low-pylon PC cable-stayed bridge is selected as the example to test the proposed optimization technique. The optimum result verifies the capability and efficiency of the optimization technique, and the significance to optimize the number of prestressing tendons in the girder. The optimum design scheme obtained by the application can achieve a 24.03% reduction in cost, compared with the initial design.
Keywords
cable-stayed bridge; prestressed concrete; multi-parameter; optimization technique; prestressing tension;
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