Performance-Based Optimization of Structures

Dr Qing Quan (Stephen) Liang is the Founder and President of the Australian Association for Steel-Concrete Composite Structures (AASCCS).

"Performance-Based Optimization of Structures" introduces a method to bridge the gap between structural optimization theory and its practical application to structural engineering. The Performance-Based Optimization (PBO) method combines modern structural optimisation theory with performance based design concepts to produce a powerful technique for use in structural design. This book provides the latest PBO techniques for achieving optimal topologies and shapes of continuum structures with stress, displacement and mean compliance constraints. The emphasis is strongly placed on practical applications of automated PBO techniques to the strut-and-tie modelling of structural concrete, which includes reinforced and prestressed concrete structures. Basic concepts underlying the development of strut-and-lie models, design optimization procedure, and detailing of structural concrete are described in detail. Alternative approaches to topology optimization are also introduced. The book contains numerouspractical design examples illustrating the nature of the load transfer mechanism of structures.

1. Introduction 2. PBO for Fully Stressed Topology Design 3. PBO For Structures with Displacement Constraints 4. PBO for Structures with Mean Compliance Constraints 5. Automatic Generation of Strut-and-Tie Models in Structural Concrete 6. Optimization of Lateral Load Resisting Systems. Index.