Optimization of a telescope movable support structure by means of Volumetric Displacements

Structural Engineering and Mechanics

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 393-405

  Ortega, Néstor F ^a   Robles, Sandra I ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DEL SUR   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Optimization; Structural analysis; Telescope

Indexed keywords

NATURAL FREQUENCIES; OPTIMIZATION; ROOFS; STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS; STRUCTURAL OPTIMIZATION; TELESCOPES; TRUSSES;

CONTINUOUS STRUCTURES; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; MECHANICAL OPTIMIZATION; OBJECTIVE FUNCTIONS; SPACE TRUSS STRUCTURE; STRUCTURAL TOPOLOGIES; SUPPORT STRUCTURES; TELESCOPE STRUCTURES;

SHAPE OPTIMIZATION;

EID: 61949477058     PISSN: 12254568     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.12989/sem.2009.31.4.393     Document Type: Article

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