Design of non-linear steel frames for stress and displacement constraints with semi-rigid connections via genetic optimization

Structural and Multidisciplinary Optimization

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 259-271

  Hayalioglu, M S ^a   Degertekin, S O ^a  

^a DICLE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Allowable stress design; Genetic algorithm; Non linear steel frames; Semi rigid connections; Structural optimization

Indexed keywords

CONSTRAINT THEORY; COSTS; GENETIC ALGORITHMS; POLYNOMIALS; STEEL; STRESS ANALYSIS; STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS; STRUCTURAL OPTIMIZATION;

ALLOWABLE STRESS DESIGN; NON-LINEAR STEEL FRAMES; SEMI-RIGID CONNECTIONS;

STRUCTURAL FRAMES;

EID: 3142609325     PISSN: 1615147X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00158-003-0357-9     Document Type: Article

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