Cost Optimization Of Structures

Author : Hojjat Adeli
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 0470867345
Total Pages : 222 pages
Book Rating : 4.41/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Cost Optimization of Structures written by Hojjat Adeli and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2006-11-02 with total page 222 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: While the weight of a structure constitutes a significant part of the cost, a minimum weight design is not necessarily the minimum cost design. Little attention in structural optimization has been paid to the cost optimization problem, particularly of realistic three-dimensional structures. Cost optimization is becoming a priority in all civil engineering projects, and the concept of Life-Cycle Costing is penetrating design, manufacturing and construction organizations. In this groundbreaking book the authors present novel computational models for cost optimization of large scale, realistic structures, subjected to the actual constraints of commonly used design codes. As the first book on the subject this book: Contains detailed step-by-step algorithms Focuses on novel computing techniques such as genetic algorithms, fuzzy logic, and parallel computing Covers both Allowable Stress Design (ASD) and Load and Resistance Factor Design (LRFD) codes Includes realistic design examples covering large-scale, high-rise building structures Presents computational models that enable substantial cost savings in the design of structures Fully automated structural design and cost optimization is where large-scale design technology is heading, thus Cost Optimization of Structures: Fuzzy Logic, Genetic Algorithms, and Parallel Computing will be of great interest to civil and structural engineers, mechanical engineers, structural design software developers, and architectural engineers involved in the design of structures and life-cycle cost optimisation. It is also a pioneering text for graduate students and researchers working in building design and structural optimization.

Author : Hojjat Adeli
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 9780471350941
Total Pages : 292 pages
Book Rating : 4.4X/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Control, Optimization, and Smart Structures written by Hojjat Adeli and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 1999-05-03 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Smarte" oder "adaptive" Systeme sind die neue Generation von Konstruktionen im Bauwesen. Mit Hilfe integrierter Computersteuerungen können solche Systeme auf äußere Einflüsse wie Erdbeben und Stürme flexibel reagieren. Derartige Technologien erobern gegenwärtig die Akzeptanz der Fachleute - daher ist dieses Buch, das sich mit technischen Aspekten ebenso wie mit der Praxis der effektiven Konstruktion beschäftigt, hochaktuell. (08/99)

Author : P. Sharafi
Publisher : Elsevier Inc. Chapters
ISBN 13 : 0128066296
Total Pages : 568 pages
Book Rating : 4.94/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Metaheuristic Applications in Structures and Infrastructures written by P. Sharafi and published by Elsevier Inc. Chapters. This book was released on 2013-01-31 with total page 568 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : K Jarmai
Publisher : Pearson Deutschland GmbH
ISBN 13 : 9781904275282
Total Pages : 596 pages
Book Rating : 4.81/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Design, Fabrication and Economy of Welded Structures written by K Jarmai and published by Pearson Deutschland GmbH. This book was released on 2008-04 with total page 596 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: These proceedings cover the fields of different materials and fatigue of welded joints, thin-walled structures, tubular structures, frames, plates and shells and also incorporate special optimization problems, fire and earthquake resistant design, special applications and applied mechanics, and thus provide an important reference for civil and mechanical engineers, architects, designers and fabricators. Proceedings cover the fields of different materials and fatigue of welded joints, thin-walled structures, tubular structures, frames, plates and shells Also incorporate special optimization problems, fire and earthquake resistant design, special applications and applied mechanics Provide an important reference for civil and mechanical engineers, architects, designers and fabricators

Author : Raphael T. Haftka
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 9401578621
Total Pages : 402 pages
Book Rating : 4.22/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Elements of Structural Optimization written by Raphael T. Haftka and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2013-03-14 with total page 402 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The field of structural optimization is still a relatively new field undergoing rapid changes in methods and focus. Until recently there was a severe imbalance between the enormous amount of literature on the subject, and the paucity of applications to practical design problems. This imbalance is being gradually redressed now. There is still no shortage of new publications, but there are also exciting applications of the methods of structural optimizations in the automotive, aerospace, civil engineering, machine design and other engineering fields. As a result of the growing pace of applications, research into structural optimization methods is increasingly driven by real-life problems. Most engineers who design structures employ complex general-purpose software packages for structural analysis. Often they do not have any access to the source the details of program, and even more frequently they have only scant knowledge of the structural analysis algorithms used in this software packages. Therefore the major challenge faced by researchers in structural optimization is to develop methods that are suitable for use with such software packages. Another major challenge is the high computational cost associated with the analysis of many complex real-life problems. In many cases the engineer who has the task of designing a structure cannot afford to analyze it more than a handful of times.

Author : Jasbir S. Arora
Publisher : Amer Society of Civil Engineers
ISBN 13 : 9780784402207
Total Pages : 347 pages
Book Rating : 4.05/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Guide to Structural Optimization written by Jasbir S. Arora and published by Amer Society of Civil Engineers. This book was released on 1997 with total page 347 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Optimization methods are perceived to be at the heart of computer methods for designing engineering systems. With these optimization methods, the designer can evaluate more alternatives, resulting in a better and more cost-effective design. This guide describes the use of modern optimization methods with simple yet meaningful structural design examples. Optimum solutions are obtained and, where possible, compared with the solutions obtained using traditional design procedures.

Author : Mohammed Ghasem Sahab
Publisher : Elsevier Inc. Chapters
ISBN 13 : 0128066253
Total Pages : 568 pages
Book Rating : 4.56/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Metaheuristic Applications in Structures and Infrastructures written by Mohammed Ghasem Sahab and published by Elsevier Inc. Chapters. This book was released on 2013-01-31 with total page 568 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Uzair Waheed
Publisher : Project Management Institute
ISBN 13 : 1628251034
Total Pages : 95 pages
Book Rating : 4.36/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Time-Cost Optimization of Building Projects written by Uzair Waheed and published by Project Management Institute. This book was released on 2015-08-01 with total page 95 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Traditional wisdom suggests that when it comes to construction projects, any effort that might be made to shorten the planned schedule will necessarily lead to increased costs. In Time-Cost Optimization of Building Projects, however, author Uzair Waheed, B.E., PMP shows that it might just be possible, under certain conditions, to actually decrease both time and cost for building projects.

Author : Dan M. Frangopol
Publisher : CRC Press
ISBN 13 : 9780415399012
Total Pages : 320 pages
Book Rating : 4.17/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Advances in Reliability and Optimization of Structural Systems written by Dan M. Frangopol and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2005-12-22 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume contains thirty-one papers presented at the Twelfth Scientific Meeting of the IFIP Working Group on Reliability and Optimization of Structural Systems which took place in Aalborg, Denmark, from May 22-25, 2005. The Working Group Conference was organized by the IFIP (International Federation for Information Processing) Working Group 7.5 of the Technical Committee on Modelling and Optimization. The purpose of the Working Group is to promote modern structural system reliability and optimization theory and its applications, to stimulate research, development and application of structural system reliability and optimization theory, to assist and advance research and development in these fields, to further the dissemination and exchange of information on reliability and optimization of structural systems, and to encourage education in structural system reliability and optimization theory.

Author : Daniel Straub
Publisher : CRC Press
ISBN 13 : 0203841417
Total Pages : 260 pages
Book Rating : 4.19/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Reliability and Optimization of Structural Systems written by Daniel Straub and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2010-07-28 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume contains 28 papers by renowned international experts on the latest advances in structural reliability methods and applications, engineering risk analysis and decision making, new optimization techniques and various applications in civil engineering. Moreover, several contributions focus on the assessment and optimization of existing str