Shape and discrete sizing optimization of timber trusses by considering of joint flexibility

Advances in Engineering Software

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 286-294

  Silih S ^a   Kravanja, S ^a   Premrov, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARIBOR   (Slovenia)

Author keywords

Discrete sizing optimization; Joint flexibility; Mixed Integer Non linear Programming; Shape optimization; Timber; Truss

Indexed keywords

DYNAMIC PROGRAMMING; INTEGER PROGRAMMING; LINEAR PROGRAMMING; LINEARIZATION; STIFFNESS MATRIX; TIMBER; TRUSSES;

CROSS SECTIONAL AREA; DESIGN CONDITION; DISCRETE SIZING OPTIMIZATION; ECONOMIC OBJECTIVE FUNCTION; EUROCODE 5; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; INTERNAL FORCES; JOINT COORDINATES; JOINT FLEXIBILITY; MANUFACTURING COST; MATRIX; MIXED-INTEGER NON-LINEAR PROGRAMMING; NUMERICAL EXAMPLE; OPTIMIZATION MODELS; SHAPE VARIABLE; STRUCTURAL STIFFNESS;

SHAPE OPTIMIZATION;

EID: 70449518197     PISSN: 09659978     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.advengsoft.2009.07.002     Document Type: Article

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