Issues and Strategies for Evaluation of Structural Design Options
Author(s): |
Iain A. MacLeod
Susanne C. Hartvig |
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Medium: | journal article |
Language(s): | English |
Published in: | Structural Engineering International, August 1999, n. 3, v. 9 |
Page(s): | 201-205 |
DOI: | 10.2749/101686699780482069 |
Abstract: |
Two basic approaches to design option evaluation, controlled convergence and scoring, are described. Their use is illustrated for the design of a 160-m-span bridge. The methods allow both subjective and objective criteria to be used. The use of these methods does not normally give clear-cut answers as to the best option, but allows the competing features of an evaluation to be understood more clearly. |