Embodied Energy and Cost Optimization of RC Beam under Blast Load

Table 2

Optimal design solution.

	Standard solution	Optimal solution
(in)	18	12.5
(in)	30	40.0
	0.0045	0.00318
	0.00235	0.00228
	9.0	15.0
	0.248	0.322
(in·lbs)	4.45 × 106	4.29 × 106
	4127.3	3429.7