Evaluation of topological forms for weight-effective optimum design of single-span steel truss bridges

Asian Journal of Civil Engineering

Volumn 12, Issue 4 SUPPL., 2011, Pages 431-448

  Hasancebi O ^a   Dogan E ^a  

^a MIDDLE EAST TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Bridge topological forms; Design weight efficiency; Minimum weight design; Simulated annealing; Single span steel truss bridges; Structural optimization

Indexed keywords

EID: 79551704059     PISSN: 15630854     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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