Optimization of elastic-plastic geometrically non-linear lightweight structures under stiffness and stability constraints

Journal of Civil Engineering and Management

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 97-106

  Karkauskas, Romanes ^a  

^a VILNIUS GEDIMINAS TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Lithuania)

Author keywords

Elastic plastic structure; Finite element discrete model; Geometrical non linearity; Optimization; Stiffness and stability constraints; Tangent stiffness method

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; OPTIMAL SYSTEMS; OPTIMIZATION; STIFFNESS; STRUCTURAL DESIGN; TENSILE TESTING;

ELASTIC-PLASTIC STRUCTURE; FINITE ELEMENT DISCRETE MODEL; GEOMETRICAL NON-LINEARITY; STIFFNESS AND STABILITY CONSTRAINTS; TANGENT STIFNESS METHOD;

ELASTIC MODULI;

EID: 11144281799     PISSN: 13923730     EISSN: 18223605     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13923730.2004.9636293     Document Type: Article

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