Optimal cross-section and configuration design of elastic-plastic structures subject to dynamic cyclic loading

Structural Optimization

Volumn 13, Issue 2-3, 1997, Pages 112-118

  Sousa, L G ^a   Cardoso, J B ^a   Valido, A J ^b  

^a INSTITUTO SUPERIOR TÉCNICO   (Portugal)

^b INSTITUTO POLITÉCNICO DE SETÚBAL   (Portugal)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIFFERENTIATION (CALCULUS); DYNAMIC LOADS; DYNAMIC RESPONSE; LAGRANGE MULTIPLIERS; MATHEMATICAL PROGRAMMING; PROBLEM SOLVING; VARIATIONAL TECHNIQUES;

CROSS SECTIONAL AREAS; DIRECT DIFFERENTIATION METHOD; ELASTIC PLASTIC STRUCTURES;

STRUCTURAL DESIGN;

EID: 0031119086     PISSN: 09344373     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF01199229     Document Type: Article

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