Optimum topology of structural supports

Computers and Structures

Volumn 61, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 147-154

  Imam, M H ^a   Al Shihri, M ^a  

^a UMM AL QURA UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLUMNS (STRUCTURAL); FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; MATHEMATICAL PROGRAMMING; STRUCTURAL DESIGN; TOPOLOGY;

CONSTRAINED MINIMIZATION TECHNIQUE; STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY; STRUCTURAL OPTIMIZATION;

SUPPORTS;

EID: 0030215539     PISSN: 00457949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0045-7949(96)00087-9     Document Type: Article

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