In the last few decades structure optimisation has become a main task in a civil engineering project.\nAs a matter of fact, due to the complexity and particularity of every structure, the great\namount of variables and design criteria to considerate and many other factors, a general optimisation�s\nmethod is not simple to formulate. As a result, this paper focuses on how to provide a successful\noptimisation method for a particular building type, high-rise reinforced concrete buildings.\nThe optimization method is based on decomposition of the main structure into substructures:\nfloor system, vertical load resisting system, lateral load resisting system and foundation system;\nthen each of the subsystems using the design criteria established at the building codes is improved.\nDue to the effect of the superstructure optimisation on the foundation system, vertical and lateral\nload resisting system is the last to be considered after the improvement of floor. Finally, as a case\nexample, using the method explained in the paper, a 30-story-high high-rise residential building\ncomplex is analysed and optimised, achieving good results in terms of structural behaviour and\ndiminishing the overall cost of the structure.
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