Abstract

The design of a steel frame structure and its subsequent construction are coupled a ctivities that both derive benefits from regular communication betwee n designer, fabricator, and erector. This presentation describes p lans for a software system that fosters this communication by integrating the activities of structural design and co nstruction planning within the framework of a single genetic algorithm . The software is designed to offer incremental improvement suggestions that lower overall cost, considering initial material costs, fabrication and erection costs, and estimated lif etime seismic damage costs.

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