This study is concerned with the optimum design of reinforced concrete frame structure with multi-stories and multi-bays by Limit State Design Method aimed to establish a synthetical optimal method that can simultaneously acomplish structural analysis and sectional design.
For optimum solution, the Successive Linear Programming known as effective to nonlinear optimization problem: including both multi-design variables and mulit-constrained condition was applied.
The developed algorithm was applied to an actual structure and reached following results.
1) The developed algorithm was rvey effective converging to an optimal solution with 3 to 5 iteration.
2) An optimal solution was showed when bending moment redistribution factor a was 0.80.
3) The column was, regardless of story, controlled by the long column when unbraced, while in case of braced column, it is designed with 3 short column controlled by thrust and bending moment, and the supporting condition had little effect on the optimization results.