Analyzing multi-story buildings using hopfield neural network

A simplified method based on neural network is presented to determine the displacements, forces and moments of a loaded structure. Different values of loads, bay length, and story height can be applied to the structure. The results are used for preliminary design of structure, although in many cases the difference between the results obtained by this approach and exact values can be ignored. Thus, the cost of design, which is due to iterative procedure of finding forces and determining the size of members, will be decreased significantly. Obtained results for a sample structure are compared with exact values.