Optimal control of a variational inequality with applications to structural analysis. I: Optimal design of a beam with unilateral supports (Q759554)

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Optimal control of a variational inequality with applications to structural analysis. I: Optimal design of a beam with unilateral supports
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    Optimal control of a variational inequality with applications to structural analysis. I: Optimal design of a beam with unilateral supports (English)
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    This paper considers a class of optimization problems, where the state problem is given in the form of a variational inequality with coefficients as control variables. The existence theorem is proved. The result is then applied to the optimal design of an elastic or elasto- plastic beam with a unilateral support at the end of the beam. Finite element approximations are also proposed and their convergence to a solution of the continuous problem in case of an elastic beam is studied.
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    state problem
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    coefficients as control variables
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    existence theorem
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    optimal design
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    elastic or elasto-plastic beam
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    unilateral support at the end
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    convergence
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