Optimisation of geometrically non-linear elastic-plastic structures in the state prior to plastic collapse

Journal of Civil Engineering and Management

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 183-192

  Karkauskas, Romanas ^a  

^a VILNIUS GEDIMINAS TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Lithuania)

Author keywords

Elastic plastic structure; Geometrical stiffness; Geometrically non linearity; Optimisation; Plastic collapse; Tangent stiffness matrix

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MATHEMATICAL PROGRAMMING; PROBLEM SOLVING; STIFFNESS;

DISPLACEMENT ANALYSIS; EXTREME ENERGY PRINCIPLE; MINIMUM VALUE DISSIPATED POWER; PLASTIC COLLAPSE;

STRUCTURAL OPTIMIZATION;

EID: 34548595424     PISSN: 13923730     EISSN: 18223605     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13923730.2007.9636436     Document Type: Article

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