Quantitative method for evaluating applicability of designed reinforcement pattern

Abstract

© 2015, Strojarski Facultet. All rights reserved. Methods for optimal design of the reinforced concrete structures presented in literature usually do not consider detailed reinforcement pattern, or if they do, it is either too generalized or the optimal solution is always the one with the lowest amount of the reinforcement, disregarding its applicability in reality, at the building site. In order to develop adequate apparatus for numerical estimation and easier choice of the most appropriate solution from the practical point of view, a field research was conducted at the building sites for obtaining data about realistic time needed for placing and fixing reinforcement in different formations. Obtained results were normalized and functional correlations between them were established. Testing results confirmed that proposed approach can help a designer to choose the most applicable solution among several theoretically acceptable ones and that the developed reinforcement pattern coefficient can be successfully used in solving complex optimization problems.