EXAMPLE 10. OPTIMIZATION OF REINFORCED CONCRETE CONSTRUCTION

EXAMPLE 10: 'OPTIMISATION' 27 In the next section there are two convergence criteria: Max Steps : Here you can indicate the maximum number of steps (cycles of repetitions) where there will be no improvement. Improvement (%) : Set the minimum percentage of improvement which is considered as a lower limit in order to achieve convergence. Max FEA No. : Set the maximum number of repetitions 1.5 Settings The two commands in this section will be activated in a later version of the program 1.6 Execution The last section contains commands concerning the execution of the optimization process and its results. 1.6.1 Execution Using this command displays the following dialog box