Optimization Design of RC Elevated Water Tanks under Seismic Loads
This paper deals with the seismic column design of 35 elevated RC water storage tanks. Tanks comprise a top conic trunk reservoir, a column with variable hollow square cross-sections, and a shallow foundation on a sand layer. The five-column heights considered are 20, 25, 30, 35, and 40 m. The five...
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| author | Francisco J. Martínez-Martín Víctor Yepes Fernando González-Vidosa Antonio Hospitaler Julián Alcalá |
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| description | This paper deals with the seismic column design of 35 elevated RC water storage tanks. Tanks comprise a top conic trunk reservoir, a column with variable hollow square cross-sections, and a shallow foundation on a sand layer. The five-column heights considered are 20, 25, 30, 35, and 40 m. The five tanks are subjected to seven degrees of seismic loading characterized by the reference peak ground acceleration in Eurocode 8. The elevated tanks are designed against the full prescriptions of Eurocode 2, Eurocode 8, and the Spaniard Structural Code of Practice. This includes variable loads for seismicity, wind, snow, etc., together with the action of self-weight and dead loads. The optimization design method considered is a variant of the old bachelor algorithm, an adaptive threshold acceptance method with a neighborhood move based on the mutation operator from genetic algorithms. Column results show the high nonlinearity of the problem since the horizontal seismic forces depend on the rigidity and height of the columns. The main features of the optimized tanks give guidance for the practical design of this kind of elevated RC water tank. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-dc971fe0bfb64eeaaccf77146f8042762023-11-23T13:45:20ZengMDPI AGApplied Sciences2076-34172022-06-011211563510.3390/app12115635Optimization Design of RC Elevated Water Tanks under Seismic LoadsFrancisco J. Martínez-Martín0Víctor Yepes1Fernando González-Vidosa2Antonio Hospitaler3Julián Alcalá4Tecozam Estructuras y Drenajes SL, 28036 Madrid, SpainInstitute of Concrete Science and Technology (ICITECH), Universitat Politècnica de València, 46022 Valencia, SpainInstitute of Concrete Science and Technology (ICITECH), Universitat Politècnica de València, 46022 Valencia, SpainInstitute of Concrete Science and Technology (ICITECH), Universitat Politècnica de València, 46022 Valencia, SpainInstitute of Concrete Science and Technology (ICITECH), Universitat Politècnica de València, 46022 Valencia, SpainThis paper deals with the seismic column design of 35 elevated RC water storage tanks. Tanks comprise a top conic trunk reservoir, a column with variable hollow square cross-sections, and a shallow foundation on a sand layer. The five-column heights considered are 20, 25, 30, 35, and 40 m. The five tanks are subjected to seven degrees of seismic loading characterized by the reference peak ground acceleration in Eurocode 8. The elevated tanks are designed against the full prescriptions of Eurocode 2, Eurocode 8, and the Spaniard Structural Code of Practice. This includes variable loads for seismicity, wind, snow, etc., together with the action of self-weight and dead loads. The optimization design method considered is a variant of the old bachelor algorithm, an adaptive threshold acceptance method with a neighborhood move based on the mutation operator from genetic algorithms. Column results show the high nonlinearity of the problem since the horizontal seismic forces depend on the rigidity and height of the columns. The main features of the optimized tanks give guidance for the practical design of this kind of elevated RC water tank.https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/12/11/5635concrete structureseconomic optimizationelevated water tanksold bachelor algorithmseismic loadingstructural design |
| spellingShingle | Francisco J. Martínez-Martín Víctor Yepes Fernando González-Vidosa Antonio Hospitaler Julián Alcalá Optimization Design of RC Elevated Water Tanks under Seismic Loads Applied Sciences concrete structures economic optimization elevated water tanks old bachelor algorithm seismic loading structural design |
| title | Optimization Design of RC Elevated Water Tanks under Seismic Loads |
| title_full | Optimization Design of RC Elevated Water Tanks under Seismic Loads |
| title_fullStr | Optimization Design of RC Elevated Water Tanks under Seismic Loads |
| title_full_unstemmed | Optimization Design of RC Elevated Water Tanks under Seismic Loads |
| title_short | Optimization Design of RC Elevated Water Tanks under Seismic Loads |
| title_sort | optimization design of rc elevated water tanks under seismic loads |
| topic | concrete structures economic optimization elevated water tanks old bachelor algorithm seismic loading structural design |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/12/11/5635 |
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