A software-based optimization for design of steel halls: For steel halls with open sections and bolted end-plate connections

To optimize steel halls for this thesis, an optimization tool is created. This tool creates a parametric model and optimizes this model to its costs. The connections in the tool are limited to beam-column connections. <br/>The optimization starts with the input variables of the model, the most important input variable is the type of the beam...

Towards the Automation of Preliminary Bridge Designs with Parametric Design Software: Assessment and optimization of multiple steel-concrete bridge typologies

This thesis concerns research into the parametric modelling and optimization of steel-concrete bridge typologies typically found in the Netherlands, in order to further the automation of preliminary bridge designs. The research question posed is: "How can a parametric bridge design model be composed to fit into the <br/>overall road design...