Istrazivanja i projektovanja za privreduJournal of Applied Engineering Science

OPTIMAL CROSS-SECTIONAL DESIGN FOR MINIMUM EMBODIED ENERGY


DOI: 10.5937/jaes12-5669
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Volume 12 article 274 pages: 45-50

Luisa María Gil Martin 
Campus Universitario de Fuentenueva, University of Granada, Granada, Spain

Enrique Hernandez Montes 
Campus Universitario de Fuentenueva, University of Granada, Granada, Spain

In order to reduce the CO2 emission engineers and architects must optimize the use of materials, particularly steel, making an optimal use of it. It is possible to guarantee the strength of the struc­tural element reducing the amount of steel locating it properly at the cross-section and introducing a higher control level at construction site.

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