Article ID Journal Published Year Pages File Type
6961285 Advances in Engineering Software 2018 12 Pages PDF
Abstract
This paper proposes a hollow core slab model (including variables and constraints) to develop heuristic search algorithms, such as simulated annealing, in order to find the most economical slab design including the fire resistant constraint and taking into account all available manufacturing technologies. The optimal designs obtained by this process save up to 20% in cross-section area compared with common circular void designs from market, which is taken as a comparison pattern. The results show that traditional designs are deficient when the fire resistant constraint is considered, so that precast manufacturers and machinery designers should use optimization techniques to modify their hollow core slab geometry.
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