Optimization of cable-stayed and tied arch bridges

7th AIAA/USAF/NASA/ISSMO Symposium on Multidisciplinary Analysis and Optimization

Volumn , Issue , 1998, Pages 944-947

  Guan, H ^a   Xue, Q ^a   Steven, G P ^b   Xie, Y M ^c  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c VICTORIA UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARCH BRIDGES; ARCHES; BRIDGES; CABLES; OPTIMIZATION;

BEST FUNCTION; EVOLUTIONARY OPTIMIZATION TECHNIQUES; OPTIMAL DESIGN; OPTIMAL SHAPE; PRINCIPAL STRESS; STRESS AND DISPLACEMENT CONSTRAINTS; STRESS AND DISPLACEMENTS; TIED ARCH BRIDGES;

BRIDGE CABLES;

EID: 84983137863     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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