Structural optimization of deploying structures composed of linkages

Journal of Computing in Civil Engineering

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2014, Pages

  Thrall, Ashley P ^a   Zhu, Mu ^b   Guest, James K ^b   Paya Zaforteza, Ignacio ^c   Adriaenssens, Sigrid ^d  

^a University of Notre Dame   (United States)

^b Johns Hopkins University   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE VALÈNCIA   (Spain)

^d PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Algorithms; Minimum weight design; Optimization; Shape; Size; Structural design

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; OPTIMIZATION; STRUCTURAL DESIGN;

GRADIENT BASED ALGORITHM; MINIMUM WEIGHT DESIGN; RETRACTABLE ROOFS; SHAPE; SIZE; STOCHASTIC SEARCH; STRUCTURAL CAPACITIES; STRUCTURAL CONSTRAINTS;

STRUCTURAL OPTIMIZATION;

EID: 84899001364     PISSN: 08873801     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)CP.1943-5487.0000272     Document Type: Article

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