Design of multi-component structural systems for optimal layout topology and joint locations

Engineering with Computers

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 235-243

  Chickermane, H ^a   Gea, H C ^a  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Structural connections; Structural optimization; Topology

Indexed keywords

BOLTS; FASTENERS; JOINTS (STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS); MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OPTIMIZATION; RIVETS; TOPOLOGY; WELDS;

MULTICOMPONENT STRUCTURAL SYSTEMS; STRUCTURAL CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL OPTIMIZATION;

STRUCTURAL DESIGN;

EID: 0031332647     PISSN: 01770667     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF01200050     Document Type: Article

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