The optimal design of a barrel vault in the conceptual design stage

Computers and Structures

Volumn 92-93, Issue , 2012, Pages 308-316

  Arnout, S ^a   Lombaert, G ^a   Degrande, G ^a   De Roeck, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Shape optimization; Shell structure; Size optimization

Indexed keywords

BARREL VAULT; DESIGN OPTION; OPTIMAL DESIGN; PRELIMINARY DESIGN; QUADRATIC VARIATIONS; SHELL GEOMETRY; SHELL STRUCTURE; SHELL THICKNESS; SIZE OPTIMIZATION; STRUCTURAL BEHAVIORS; VOLUME REDUCTIONS;

CONCEPTUAL DESIGN; SHELLS (STRUCTURES); STRUCTURAL DESIGN; STRUCTURAL OPTIMIZATION;

SHAPE OPTIMIZATION;

EID: 84655167763     PISSN: 00457949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compstruc.2011.10.013     Document Type: Article

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