Optimization of frames with semi-rigid connections

Computers and Structures

Volumn 60, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 531-539

  Simoes L M C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COIMBRA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; JOINTS (STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS); LINEAR PROGRAMMING; OPTIMIZATION; STEEL STRUCTURES; STIFFNESS; STRESSES; STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS; STRUCTURAL DESIGN; STRUCTURAL LOADS; STRUCTURAL MEMBERS;

COMPUTER BASED METHOD; CONNECTION STIFFNESS; DISPLACEMENTS; MEMBER SIZES; OPTIMIZATION ALGORITHM; SEMI RIGID CONNECTIONS; STEEL FRAMEWORKS;

STRUCTURAL FRAMES;

EID: 0030169693     PISSN: 00457949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0045-7949(95)00427-0     Document Type: Article

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