Optimal height of free-ends prefabricated reinforced concrete beam with rectangular cross-section

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Szymon Sobczyk

szymek.sobczyk@gmail.com

Abstract

This paper concerns the optimal modelling of free-ends prefabricated reinforced concrete beams. The article focuses on the selection of the optimal height of the cross-section at a fixed length, width, level of reinforcement of the element and the set of external loads. By applying gradient-iterative method it was possible to conduct multiple optimization calculations. Optimal beam height was formulated based on calculation results.

Keywords:

reinforced concreto beam, prefabricated beam, structure optimization, design recommendations

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“Optimal height of free-ends prefabricated reinforced concrete beam with rectangular cross-section” (2013) Budownictwo i Architektura / Civil and Architectural Engineering, 12(4), pp. 061–070. doi:10.35784/bud-arch.1962.