Although civil engineering problems are often characterized by significant levels of
complexity, they are generally approached and solved by combining several practitioners' …

Building design optimization plays an important role in maximizing the reliability, cost
efficiency, and environmental sustainability of constructed facilities. As the construction of …

Structural engineering is focused on the safe and efficient design of infrastructure. Projects
can range in size and complexity, many requiring massive amounts of materials and …

In concrete structures, rebar waste is included in rebar costs. For a concrete element, the
rebar design process involves determining the required steel using mandatory codes and …

In this paper, optimum design of three-dimensional (3D) multi-story reinforced concrete (RC)
structures is obtained using an improved version of the plasma generation optimization …

A reliable seismic-resistant design of structures is achieved in accordance with the seismic
design codes by designing structures under seven or more pairs of earthquake records …

This work presents a typical optimization technique ie Particle Swarm Optimization (PSO) to
achieve optimal design of Reinforced Concrete (RC) beams. Optimal cross-sectional sizing …

In this paper, an innovative procedure is proposed for the seismic design of reinforced
concrete frame structures. The main contribution of the proposed procedure is to minimize …

A method has been presented for the design of reinforced concrete plane frame systems at
minimum cost by using the Jaya algorithm. The total material cost is at the objective function …

Past destructive earthquakes (eg the 1994 Northridge earthquake and the 1995 Kobe
earthquake) have left a clear signature on the engineering community worldwide, changing …