Optimization in the Selection of Structural Systems for the Design of Reinforced Concrete High-Rise Buildings in Resisting Seismic Forces

In this paper the application of a solution the issue of optimization in the selection of structural systems for design of reinforced concrete (RC) high-rise residential buildings is studied through the study and design of three models of RC high-rise structure buildings consisting of (10-15-20) storeys, where the genetic algorithm (GA) was based on to find designing models to facilitate access to the optimum solutions, as the technical Analysis-Design Cycle was applied to determine the optimum cross-sectional dimensions of all reinforced concrete elements of high-rise structure building, thus determining the best structural system, which ensures the economic dimensions that achieve the saving in concrete and steel amounts thus achieve lower cost.