EXAMPLE 10. OPTIMIZATION OF REINFORCED CONCRETE CONSTRUCTION

EXAMPLE 10: 'OPTIMISATION' 5 So after the design is complete, and before the print part, open the "Optimization" section. "Optimization" is about defining the parameters, executing and displaying the results of the optimization process. The commands are grouped into modules according to the type of function they perform. As pointed out in the theoretical manual, the optimization process is performed in two phases: • In the first phase the Basic Settings, the Project Parameters and Design Variables are defined. • In the second phase, the Optimisation Algorithm is defined and the Iterative Computational Process is performed. There are also some additional functions and features using which the design variables can be further specialised. Basic Settings The first command subsection includes the following 3 commands: • Objective Cost • Objective Performance • Design Boundaries 1.1.1 Objective Cost Using this command allows you to select the objective function and/or a combination of objective functions form the criterion target of the optimization. These functions are defined in the dialog box that appears: 1. Optimization