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Yang, Ming-Fang 2014-12-15T20:35:44Z 2014-12-15T20:35:44Z 10000-01-01 1982 1982 A discrete optimization approach is presented for the design of reinforced concrete structures. The design variables are the overall depth, effective depth and width of members, and area of longitudinal reinforcement. In addition, the details such as the amount of web reinforcement and cutoff points of longitudinal reinforcement are also considered as variables. Total cost has been used as the objective function, and has been optimized taking into account the constraints developed according to the ACI Building Code (318-77) requirements. The objective function is the cost of the structure which is based on the costs per unit volume of the steel and the concrete. The constraints include the requirements such as flexural strength, shear strength, ductility, serviceability, concrete cover, spacing, web reinforcement, development length and cutoff points of longitudinal reinforcement. Design examples include simply supported beams, continuous beams and small frames. From a practical standpoint the method developed can be a valuable tool for design of reinforced concrete structures. Made available in DSpace on 2014-12-15T20:35:44Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 8209646.pdf: 4906359 bytes, checksum: cd843c3fc5bffa4d3eb528ee73b59e52 (MD5) Previous issue date: 1982 Embargo set by: Seth Robbins for item 70067 Lift date: Forever Reason: Restricted to the U of I community idenfinitely during batch ingest of legacy ETDs Restricted to the U of I community idenfinitely during batch ingest of legacy ETDs U of I Only 198 p. Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1982. http://hdl.handle.net/2142/69901 (UMI)AAI8209646 Engineering, Civil Optimization of Reinforced Concrete Structures text Civil Engineering Civil Engineering University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Dissertation Ph.D.