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Item OPTIMIZATION OF ROLL FORMED BEAMS USED IN CEILING CONSTRUCTION(2022-02-14) Altunsaray, Tunç Safa; Kaftanoğlu, BilginIn this thesis, the deflections of the C and U beams manufactured by using roll forming of strip material and used in present ceiling constructions in cantilever and simple support modes are calculated by using finite element method. Also, a testing laboratory is developed to check the calculations and to be able to make the real-life measurements and experiments on the profiles. First the elastic deflections of the existing C and U profiles are calculated in the simply supported and cantilever modes. Then experiments are conducted in the developed laboratory to check the theoretical results. Later, new C and U profiles have been developed using thinner material with a more complex design giving deflections not more than the original C and U beams. New designs have been manufactured by roll forming and testing in the simply supported and cantilever modes have been completed. This way, the thicknesses of C and U beams have been reduced by approximately 0.05 mm, resulting in deflections not more than the original designs. Hence, material saving is obtained with an optimal design also saving cost and energy.