Optimal design of trussed structures.
optimaldesignoft00croc.pdf (2.138Mb)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.
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