Reinforced Concrete Predimensioning to Enhance Optimization

Abstract

<p> Due to the nature of the material, reinforced concrete elements normally need a complex computation process to find efficient sections. Recommendations of some main codes face the problem by offering very simple non-transparent all purpose predimensioning criteria. This paper demonstrates how transparency and accuracy are not in contradiction with simple predimensioning methods. This opens the possibility to make it easier to reach optimization of reinforced concrete elements.</p>