Multicriteria decision-making method applied to optimized reinforced concrete, steel, and wood beams

Optimization techniques have been increasingly used to obtain structures of lower cost or weight. However, the result obtained depends on the choice of materials. This can be based on factors such as cost, performance, and environmental impacts, as well as subjective aspects such as the cultural iss...

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Autores: Kripka, Moacir, Mezzomo, Karol, Pravia, Zacarias Chamberlain
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2022
País:Brasil
Institución:Centro Universitário de Belo Horizonte (UNIBH)
Repositorio:Revista e-xacta
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:ojs.periodicos.uninove.br:article/22138
Acceso en línea:https://periodicos.uninove.br/exacta/article/view/22138
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:structures
beams
optimization
decision making
AHP Method
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Sumario:Optimization techniques have been increasingly used to obtain structures of lower cost or weight. However, the result obtained depends on the choice of materials. This can be based on factors such as cost, performance, and environmental impacts, as well as subjective aspects such as the cultural issue. This work adopts a multicriteria decision method to compare optimized reinforced concrete, steel, and wood beams to subsidize the choice of the best material. The criteria adopted were weight, height, cost, environmental impact, and culture. For this analysis, beams of the three materials were optimized to minimize cost and impact, considering the same loading and spans. The results were evaluated using the Analytical Hierarchical Decision Method (AHP). It was observed a great influence of cost and culture in the choice of a material favoring the wooden beam for the smallest span and the reinforced concrete beam for the largest span studied.