Abstract
Cold-formed steel members such as beams and columns have the great flexibility of cross-sectional profiles and sizes available to structural steel designers. However, this flexibility makes the selection of the most economical section difficult for a particular situation. In this study, micro genetic algorithm (MGA) is used to find an optimum cross section of cold-formed steel channel and lipped channel columns under axial compression. Flexural, torsional and torsional-flexural buckling of columns and flat-width-to-thickness ratio of web, flange and lip are considered as constraints. The design curves are generated for optimum values of the thickness, the web flat-depth-to-thickness ratio, the flange flat-width-to-thickness ratio for columns. As numerical results, the optimum design curves are presented for various load level and column lengths.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 952-960 |
| Number of pages | 9 |
| Journal | Thin-Walled Structures |
| Volume | 44 |
| Issue number | 9 |
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| Publication status | Published - 2006 Sept |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:The work presented in this paper was supported by research fund of the National Research Laboratory Program through Grant 2005-01504 from the Ministry of Science and Technology of Korea.
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Civil and Structural Engineering
- Building and Construction
- Mechanical Engineering