On plane Prager-structures. I

DOI10.1016/0020-7403(83)90044-9MaRDI QIDQ584983zbMATH OpenOpenAlexFDO

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

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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