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Frontiers of Structural and Civil Engineering >> 2020, Volume 14, Issue 5 doi: 10.1007/s11709-020-0660-1

Shear wall layout optimization of tall buildings using Quantum Charged System Search

. Department of Civil Engineering, University of Tabriz, Tabriz 5166616471, Iran.. Engineering Faculty, Near East University, Nicosia 99138, Turkey

Received: 2020-09-03 Accepted: 2020-10-20 Available online: 2020-10-20
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This paper presents a developed meta-heuristic algorithm to optimize the shear walls of tall reinforced concrete buildings. These types of walls are considered as lateral resistant elements. In this paper, Quantum Charged System Search (QCSS) algorithm is presented as a new optimization method and used to improve the convergence capability of the original Charged System Search. The cost of tall building is taken as the objective function. Since the design of the lateral system plays a major role in the performance of the tall buildings, this paper proposes a unique computational technique that, unlike available works, focuses on structural efficiency or architectural design. This technique considers both structural and architectural requirements such as minimum structural costs, torsional effects, flexural and shear resistance, lateral deflection, openings and accessibility. The robustness of the new algorithm is demonstrated by comparing the outcomes of the QCSS with those of its standard algorithm.

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