Open AccessOptimal height of free-ends prefabricated reinforced concrete beam with rectangular cross-section
Author(s) -
Szymon Sobczyk
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
budownictwo i architektura
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1899-0665
pISSN - 2544-3275
DOI - 10.35784/bud-arch.1962
Subject(s) - cross section (physics) , beam (structure) , structural engineering , section (typography) , reinforced concrete , reinforcement , selection (genetic algorithm) , set (abstract data type) , computer science , engineering , physics , quantum mechanics , artificial intelligence , operating system , programming language
This paper concerns the optimal modelling of free-ends prefabricated reinforced concrete beams. The article focuses on the selection of the optimal height of the cross-section at a fixed length, width, level of reinforcement of the element and the set of external loads. By applying gradient-iterative method it was possible to conduct multiple optimization calculations. Optimal beam height was formulated based on calculation results.