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http://dx.doi.org/10.12989/sem.2017.64.5.579

Optimum design of partially prestressed concrete beams using Genetic Algorithms  

Turkeli, Erdem (Construction Department, Vocational School of Technical Sciences, Ordu University)
O zturk, Hasan Tahsin (Department of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Technology, Karadeniz Technical University)
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Structural Engineering and Mechanics / v.64, no.5, 2017 , pp. 579-589 More about this Journal
Abstract
This paper deals with the optimum cost design of partially prestressed concrete I crosssectioned beams by using Genetic Algorithms. For this purpose, the optimum cost design of two selected example problems that have different characteristics in behavior are performed via Genetic Algorithms by determining their objective functions, design variables and constraints. The results obtained from the technical literature are compared with the ones obtained from this study. The interpretation of the results show that the design of partially prestressed concrete I crossectioned beams from cost point of view by using Genetic Algorithms is 35~50 % more economical than the traditional ones (technical literature) without conceding safety.
Keywords
optimum; partially prestressed concrete; beam; Genetic Algorithm; cost;
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