Practical plastic layout optimization of trusses incorporating stability considerations

Computers and Structures

Volumn 84, Issue 3-4, 2006, Pages 115-126

  Tyas, A ^a   Gilbert, M ^a   Pritchard, T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Buckling; Linear programming; Plastic; Stability; Structural optimization; Truss

Indexed keywords

BUCKLING; COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; LINEAR PROGRAMMING; LOADS (FORCES); PLASTICITY; PLASTICS; STRUCTURAL OPTIMIZATION; SYSTEM STABILITY; TOPOLOGY;

LATERAL FORCE LOADS; PLASTIC LAYOUT OPTIMIZATION; STABLE SOLUTIONS; TRUSS;

TRUSSES;

EID: 28544448350     PISSN: 00457949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compstruc.2005.09.032     Document Type: Article

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