Optimal cross-section and configuration design of cyclic loaded elastic-plastic structures

Structural Engineering and Mechanics

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 25-35

  Valido, Anibal J ^a   Sousa, Luis G ^b   Cardoso, J Barradas ^b  

^a INSTITUTO POLITÉCNICO DE SETÚBAL   (Portugal)

^b INSTITUTO SUPERIOR TÉCNICO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Non linear; Optimal design; Structures

Indexed keywords

DEFORMATION; DIFFERENTIATION (CALCULUS); ELASTOPLASTICITY; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; OPTIMIZATION; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; STRUCTURAL LOADS; STRUCTURES (BUILT OBJECTS);

DESIGN OPTIMIZATION; DESIGN SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; NONLINEAR STRUCTURES; TOTAL LAGRANGIAN PROCEDURE;

STRUCTURAL DESIGN;

EID: 0029753109     PISSN: 12254568     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.12989/sem.1996.4.1.025     Document Type: Article

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