Bedilu, Habte (PhD)Ababi, Mulugeta2020-02-292023-11-112020-02-292023-11-112019-06http://etd.aau.edu.et/handle/12345678/20786The study is to come up with an optimal solution for the design of reinforced concrete planar frames using the principle of direct displacement-based design. Firstly, the fundamentals of displacement-based design introduced with its application to concrete frame design. After that, the design process shaped in a way that result to cost effective design of two-dimensional frames. The problem solved using MATLAB GlobalSearch Algorithm.en-USDirect Displacement-Based Seismic DesignOptimizationGlobalSearch AlgorithmThesis