On plane Prager-structures. I

DOI10.1016/0020-7403(83)90044-9zbMATH Open0524.73097OpenAlexW2091344595MaRDI QIDQ584983FDOQ584983

Authors: G. I. N. Rozvany, C. M. Wang 

Publication date: 1983

Published in: International Journal of Mechanical Sciences (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://doi.org/10.1016/0020-7403(83)90044-9

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zbMATH Keywords

any system of vertical loadsoptimal elevation of loads provides influence line for minimum weightplane Prager-structuressign of all member forces must be the samesingle funicularvertical location of all external loads is to be optimized

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Optimization problems in solid mechanics (74P99)

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