COST EFFICIENT OPTIMIZATION OF REINFORCED CONCRETE STRUCTURES

Abstract

In Tirana, reinforced concrete (RC) buildings are among the most common types of construction. Nowadays in this high competitive industry, where there is a constant rise in customer demand for better quality, better safety, and lower cost, structural optimization is really needed. The traditional methods of design development heavily rely on expensive material consumption and enormous design margins, which ultimately consumes more material into the construction projects. Computational power has improved in efficiency and accessibility over the past few decades.Because of the high capacity computing power that was available,designers had the chance to use finite element analysis techniques to compare various options even while the design phase was still in progress. A number of sophisticated and original algorithms for simultaneously optimizing a number of design variables while considering the needed constraints and scenarios were also produced as a result of the research efforts. The designers now have countless options for more effective and efficient management of the development thanks to the high power computation and these algorithms. The optimization of load-bearing RC structures in terms of cost impact is the topic of this paper. The study includes a review of the software tools, procedures, and optimization principles for structural design and analysis. The optimization of an eight story reinforced concrete building structure (RCC) is also covered, using structural analysis software like SCADA PRO and optimization tool like ACE-OCP.