Jahankhani, Ehsan, Rezaifar, Omid, Gholhaki, Majid, Homami, Peyman. (1405). Design Optimization of Strongback Braced Steel Frames Incorporating a Novel Drift Uniformity Constraint. هنرهای کاربردی, 14(3), -. doi: 10.22075/jrce.2025.2515
Ehsan Jahankhani; Omid Rezaifar; Majid Gholhaki; Peyman Homami. "Design Optimization of Strongback Braced Steel Frames Incorporating a Novel Drift Uniformity Constraint". هنرهای کاربردی, 14, 3, 1405, -. doi: 10.22075/jrce.2025.2515
Jahankhani, Ehsan, Rezaifar, Omid, Gholhaki, Majid, Homami, Peyman. (1405). 'Design Optimization of Strongback Braced Steel Frames Incorporating a Novel Drift Uniformity Constraint', هنرهای کاربردی, 14(3), pp. -. doi: 10.22075/jrce.2025.2515
Jahankhani, Ehsan, Rezaifar, Omid, Gholhaki, Majid, Homami, Peyman. Design Optimization of Strongback Braced Steel Frames Incorporating a Novel Drift Uniformity Constraint. هنرهای کاربردی, 1405; 14(3): -. doi: 10.22075/jrce.2025.2515

Design Optimization of Strongback Braced Steel Frames Incorporating a Novel Drift Uniformity Constraint

Journal of Rehabilitation in Civil Engineering
دوره 14، شماره 3 - شماره پیاپی 43، پاییز 2026    اصل مقاله (1.21 M)
نوع مقاله: Regular Paper
شناسه دیجیتال (DOI): 10.22075/jrce.2025.2515
نویسندگان
Ehsan Jahankhani1؛ Omid Rezaifar* 2؛ Majid Gholhaki2؛ Peyman Homami3
1Ph.D. Candidate, Department of Civil Engineering, Semnan University, Semnan, Iran
2Professor, Faculty of Civil Engineering, Semnan University, Semnan, Iran
3Associate Professor, Faculty of Civil Engineering, kharazmi University, Tehran, Iran
چکیده
This study investigates the optimal seismic design of a six-story steel frame equipped with three Strongback bracing configurations, characterized by brace-to-beam intersection ratios of , , and  of the span. A Genetic Algorithm (GA) developed in MATLAB was integrated with OpenSees to perform linear static analyses while enforcing a set of design constraints, one of which is a newly introduced drift-uniformity constraint aimed at regulating the distribution of inter-story drifts. A comparative assessment of the three configurations reveals distinct behavioral trends. In the unconstrained optimization, the differences in total structural weight among the configurations remain moderate 0.61% between  and  span, 12.27% between  and , and 11.73% between  and . When the drift-uniformity constraint is included, these differences increase to 4.17%, 25.56%, and 28.55%, respectively, highlighting the pronounced sensitivity of Strongback systems to geometric configuration and showing that brace-to-beam intersection location plays a decisive role in their stiffness-redistribution behavior. The effect of the drift-uniformity constraint varies across the three configurations: it leads to weight reductions of 2.47% and 6.95% in the - and -span arrangements, respectively, while producing a moderate increase of 14.96% for the    span case. Despite this variation, all three systems exhibit improved drift profiles when the constraint is applied. Overall, the findings demonstrate that geometric configuration strongly influences the efficiency of Strongback action, and the proposed drift-uniformity constraint serves as an effective and novel design feature capable of refining drift distribution while maintaining competitive structural weight.

تازه های تحقیق
  • A new drift-uniformity constraint is integrated into a GA–OpenSees optimization framework for Strongback braced steel frames.
  • Three brace-to-beam intersection ratios (, , ) are compared, revealing strong geometric sensitivity in drift redistribution.
  • DUF constraint reduced weight by 2.47% (config) and 6.95% ( config), but increased it by 14.96% in the  case.
  • Proposed framework improves drift distribution. DUF amplified weight variance (4.17%, 25.56%, 28.55%) vs non-DUF (0.61%, 12.27%, 11.73%).
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Optimization؛ Strong back؛ Steel structure؛ GA (Genetic Algorithm)
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