Paper Title :Optimum Cost Design of Reinforced Concrete Beams using Artificial Bee Colony Algorithm
Author :Fathi A. Abdelmgeed, A.Hamoda
Article Citation :Fathi A. Abdelmgeed ,A.Hamoda ,
(2019 ) " Optimum Cost Design of Reinforced Concrete Beams using Artificial Bee Colony Algorithm " ,
International Journal of Advances in Mechanical and Civil Engineering (IJAMCE) ,
pp. 109-115,
Volume-6,Issue-5
Abstract : The objective of this study is to obtain the optimum design for reinforced concrete beams in terms of cross section
dimensions and reinforcement details using a fine tuned Artificial Bee Colony (ABC) Algorithm while still satisfying the
constraints of the ACI Code (2008) ( ACI Committee 318, 2008). The ABC algorithm used in this paper has been slightly
modified to include a Variable Changing Percentage (VCP) that further improves its performance when dealing with members
consisted of multiple variables. The objective function is the total cost of the beam which includes the cost of concrete,
formwork and reinforcing steel bars. The design variables used are beam width, beam height, number and diameter of
reinforcing bars and top cutoff reinforcing bars as well as the diameter of stirrups , and design constraints can include strain,
stress and sizing constraints. All computational implementation was made in MATLAB® computational environment. For
validating of the proposed model the results are compared with those found in literature and usual practice of beam
construction.
Keywords- Optimization, Cost optimization, ACI1318, RC.Beams, Artificial Bee Colony Algorithm.
Type : Research paper
Published : Volume-6,Issue-5
DOIONLINE NO - IJAMCE-IRAJ-DOIONLINE-16323
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