ABSTRACT
In the context of structural design, optimisation is essential to create structural systems that maximise the levels of safety and economise on the limited resources available in computerised structural design methods. Residential buildings, which are located in seismically-active regions, are often built close to each other due to the economics of land use or architectural reasons. Earthquakes have always been important to structural engineering in terms of the dynamic response of building structures. The damage reports after strong earthquakes show that the effect of structural pounding is of ten one of the reasons for the damage. In the design of structures using control systems, the objective is to provide an overview of research studies in the development of optimisation methods. Interactions between inadequately separated buildings, soil-structure or bridge segments was repeatedly observed during severe ground motion.
