A study of cost-effective reinforced concrete structural systems

• Main Author: Li, Shengping
• Other Authors: Tiong Lee Kong, Robert
• Format: Theses and Dissertations
• Language: English
• Published: 2008
• Subjects: DRNTU::Engineering::Civil engineering::Structures and design; DRNTU::Engineering::Civil engineering::Construction management
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/11899
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

This study provides a comprehensive cost comparison of the common RC structural systems. The structural cost calculation framework was developed. Trial-buildings were designed using finite element software and material quantities were found out. The structural costs were calculated utilizing the inp...