Selection of arbitrarily scaled cross-sections in bending stiffness design

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers Part L: Journal of Materials: Design and Applications

Volumn 217, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 113-125

  Pasini, D ^a   Smith, D J ^a   Burgess, S C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Arbitrary scaling; Constrained design; Optimal shape; Performance index; Structural efficiency

Indexed keywords

BENDING (DEFORMATION); BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; BUCKLING; ELASTIC MODULI; STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS;

STIFFNESS DESIGN;

STIFFNESS;

EID: 0038380187     PISSN: 14644207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1243/146442003321673617     Document Type: Article

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