This repository is created for the lecture on "Fundamentals of Concrete Structures" at Wuhan University.

Go anaconda official page to download anaconda and install it https://www.anaconda.com/

conda create -n ConcreteOpt python=3.12.7

Go to python official page to download python and install https://www.python.org/

Install third-party package that used in the project and

conda activate ConcreteOpt # acitvate created python virtual environment
pip install -r requirement.txt # install packages

pip install -r requirement.txt # install packages

python opt_design_beam.py # example to carry out beam design optimization

• opt_design_beam.py: Script for the optimization design of reinforced concrete beams.
• opt_design_column.py: Script for the optimization design of reinforced concrete columns.
• opt_design_fibermodel.py: Script for the optimization design of reinforced concrete simply supported bridge decks.

• ConstrainAlg.py: Base Python class for constraint algorithms, inherited by ConstrainGA and ConstrainPSO.
• ConstrainPSO.py: Python class for the constraint Particle Swarm Optimization (PSO) algorithm.
• ConstrainGA.py: Python class for the constraint Genetic Algorithm (GA) algorithm.
• State.py: Python class for storing solution states.
• FiberModelOpt: Directory where the compiled fibermodel binary application is stored, and the cache directory where fibermodel optimization calculations are stored.

• requirements.txt: Python environment file