The Lagrange problem on an optimal column: Old and new results

Structural and Multidisciplinary Optimization

Volumn 25, Issue 5-6, 2003, Pages 393-410

  Seyranian, A P ^a   Privalova, O G ^a  

^a MOSCOW STATE UNIVERSITY   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Bimodal solution; Lagrange's problem; Optimal column; Post buckling behavior

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; BUCKLING; COLUMNS (STRUCTURAL); EIGENVALUES AND EIGENFUNCTIONS; ELASTICITY; POTENTIAL ENERGY; STIFFNESS; SUPERCRITICAL FLUIDS;

BIMODAL SOLUTIONS; LAGRANGE'S PROBLEMS; OPTIMAL COLUMNS; POST-BUCKLING BEHAVIOR;

STRUCTURAL OPTIMIZATION;

EID: 0347603500     PISSN: 1615147X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00158-003-0333-4     Document Type: Conference Paper

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