Shape optimisation of concrete open spandrel arch bridges

An open spandrel arch bridge is analysed in this paper. A computer code is written to create a model from geometrical data, so as to solve the optimisation problem. An optimum design procedure is conducted in the paper, and the total material volume of the bridge substructure is adopted as an object...

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Main Authors: Majid Pouraminian, Mohsen Ghaemian
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Croatian Association of Civil Engineers 2015-12-01
Series:Građevinar
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.14256/JCE.1223.2015
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spelling doaj-419ce0ef84a7481887c32831156e49a82020-11-24T22:15:48ZengCroatian Association of Civil EngineersGrađevinar0350-24651333-90952015-12-016712.1177118510.14256/JCE.1223.2015151153Shape optimisation of concrete open spandrel arch bridgesMajid PouraminianMohsen GhaemianAn open spandrel arch bridge is analysed in this paper. A computer code is written to create a model from geometrical data, so as to solve the optimisation problem. An optimum design procedure is conducted in the paper, and the total material volume of the bridge substructure is adopted as an objective function. The substructure includes the column and the reinforced-concrete arch. Finally, the optimization technique is implemented using the Simultaneous Perturbation Stochastic Approximation algorithm.https://doi.org/10.14256/JCE.1223.2015
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Shape optimisation of concrete open spandrel arch bridges
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title Shape optimisation of concrete open spandrel arch bridges
title_short Shape optimisation of concrete open spandrel arch bridges
title_full Shape optimisation of concrete open spandrel arch bridges
title_fullStr Shape optimisation of concrete open spandrel arch bridges
title_full_unstemmed Shape optimisation of concrete open spandrel arch bridges
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publisher Croatian Association of Civil Engineers
series Građevinar
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publishDate 2015-12-01
description An open spandrel arch bridge is analysed in this paper. A computer code is written to create a model from geometrical data, so as to solve the optimisation problem. An optimum design procedure is conducted in the paper, and the total material volume of the bridge substructure is adopted as an objective function. The substructure includes the column and the reinforced-concrete arch. Finally, the optimization technique is implemented using the Simultaneous Perturbation Stochastic Approximation algorithm.
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