Optimal lateral stiffness design of composite steel and concrete tall frameworks

• Published in: Engineering structures Vol. 31; no. 2; pp. 523 - 533
• Main Authors: Cheng, Lijuan, Chan, Chun-Man
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Kidlington Elsevier Ltd 01.02.2009; Elsevier
• Subjects: Applied sciences; Building structure; Buildings. Public works; Composite interaction; Composite steel and concrete; Computation methods. Tables. Charts; Construction (buildings and works); Exact sciences and technology; Optimality Criteria (OC); Project management. Process of design; Steel-concrete composite structure; Structural analysis. Stresses; Structural optimization; Tall frameworks; Structural optimization; Composite steel and concrete; Composite interaction; Optimality Criteria (OC); Tall frameworks; Structural design; Interaction; Optimization; Optimal design; Dimensioning; Composite construction; Example; Optimality criterion; Stiffness; Steel concrete; High rise building; Structural analysis

This paper presents the optimal lateral stiffness design of composite steel and concrete tall frameworks subject to overall and interstorey drift constraints as well as member sizing limits using an efficient numerical approach developed based on the Optimality Criteria (OC) method. Taking into acco...