http://victoryepes.blogs.upv.es/2016/03/03/structural-design-of-precast-prestressed-concrete-u-beam-road-bridges-based-on-embodied-energy/
Publicada By Víctor Yepes Piqueras - algoritmo, energía, estructuras, investigación, Puentes An automated procedure for optimizing the design of structures is presented. There is a parabolic relation between the span length and the minimum energy. The energy reduction has an average cost impact of 3.23€ per square meter of deck.