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Structural Engineering and Mechanics Volume 45, Number 5, March10 2013 , pages 643-654 DOI: https://doi.org/10.12989/sem.2013.45.5.643 |
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Optimum cost design of RC columns using artificial bee colony algorithm |
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Hasan Tahsin Ozturk and Ahmet Durmus
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| Abstract | ||
| Optimum cost design of columns subjected to axial force and uniaxial bending moment is presented in this paper. In the formulation of the optimum design problem, the height and width of the column, diameter and number of reinforcement bars are treated as design variables. The design constraints are implemented according to ACI 318-08 and studies in the literature. The objective function is taken as the cost of unit length of the column consisting the cost of concrete, steel, and shuttering. The solution of the design problem is obtained using the artificial bee colony algorithm which is one of the recent additions to metaheuristic techniques. The Artificial Bee Colony Algorithm is imitated the foraging behaviors of bee swarms. In application of this algorithm to the constraint problem, Deb\'s constraint handling method is used. Obtained results showed that the optimum value of numerical example is nearly same with the existing values in the literature. | ||
| Key Words | ||
| optimization; metaheuristic; artificial bee colony algorithm; reinforced concrete columns | ||
| Address | ||
| Hasan Tahsin Ozturk and Ahmet Durmus: Faculty of Engineering (Civil), Karadeniz Technical University, Trabzon, Turkey | ||