Cost Optimization of Prestressed Concrete Bridges
Publication: Journal of Structural Engineering
Volume 131, Issue 3
Abstract
According to the Federal Highway Administration, almost one-quarter of the more than one-half-million U.S. bridges make use of prestressed concrete beams in their designs. In this paper, a method is presented for the total cost optimization of precast, prestressed concrete -beam bridge systems, by taking into account the costs of the prestressed concrete, deck concrete, prestressed -beam steel, deck reinforcing steel, and formwork. The problem is formulated as a mixed integer-discrete nonlinear programming problem and solved using the robust neural dynamics model of Adeli and Park. An example is presented to demonstrate the practical application of the methodology. Typical network convergence curves using three different network starting points demonstrate the excellent convergence and the robustness of the optimization model presented in this paper.
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Journal of Structural Engineering
Volume 131 • Issue 3 • March 2005
Pages: 380 - 388
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© 2005 ASCE.
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Received: Sep 19, 2002
Accepted: Aug 23, 2004
Published online: Mar 1, 2005
Published in print: Mar 2005
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Note. Associate Editor: Christopher M. Foley
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