Optimal design of trussed structures.
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Authors
Crockett, William Arthur
Subjects
Truss
Structural Design
Nonlinear Programming
Structural Design
Nonlinear Programming
Advisors
McMasters, Alan W.
Date of Issue
1969
Date
October 1969
Publisher
Naval Postgraduate School
Language
en_US
Abstract
Structural design problems can be considered to be optimization
problems because a design is sought which is optimal by some criterion
subject to limitations on size, behavior, or other aspects of the structure.
Under certain conditions, such problems may be solved by conventional
mathematical programming techniques. The minimum weight
design of a statically indeterminate three-bar truss is used to illustrate
the application of the "sequential unconstrained minimization technique"
of Fiacco and McCormick to the optimal design of trussed structures. A
suggested computational procedure and computer program are included.
Type
Thesis
Description
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Department
Department of Operations Analysis
Organization
Naval Postgraduate School
Identifiers
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Sponsors
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Format
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Distribution Statement
Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited.
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This publication is a work of the U.S. Government as defined in Title 17, United States Code, Section 101. Copyright protection is not available for this work in the United States.