Weight minimisation of displacement-constrained truss structures using a strain energy criterion

DOI10.1016/S0045-7825(01)00381-4MaRDI QIDQ1600765zbMATH OpenFDO

Authors Panagiotis A. Makris, Christopher G. Provatidis

Publication date 16 June 2002

Published in Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering (Search for Journal in Brave)

zbMATH Keywords

Finite element methodEnergy methodsStructural optimisation

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Rods (beams, columns, shafts, arches, rings, etc.) (74K10) Compliance or weight optimization in solid mechanics (74P05)

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