Optimization based comparison between composite I beams and composite trusses

Journal of Constructional Steel Research

Volumn 59, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 609-625

  Kravanja, S ^a   Silih S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARIBOR   (Slovenia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LOADS (FORCES); NONLINEAR PROGRAMMING; STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS; STRUCTURAL OPTIMIZATION; TRUSSES;

COMPOSITE TRUSSES;

COMPOSITE BEAMS AND GIRDERS;

BEAM; OPTIMIZATION; TRUSS;

EID: 0037400770     PISSN: 0143974X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0143-974X(02)00045-7     Document Type: Article

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