On the solution of the three forces problem and its application in optimal designing of a class of symmetric plane frameworks of least weight: discussion on the Michell class concept

DOI10.1007/s00158-011-0702-3zbMath1274.74250MaRDI QIDQ381669

Mariano Vázquez Espí, Jaime Cervera Bravo

Publication date: 15 November 2013

Published in: Structural and Multidisciplinary Optimization (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00158-011-0702-3

zbMATH Keywords

simulated annealing; benchmark solutions; Michell trusses; minimum weight design

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

74K10: Rods (beams, columns, shafts, arches, rings, etc.)

74P05: Compliance or weight optimization in solid mechanics

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