Introduction to Structural Optimization: Course held at the Department of Mechanics of Solids, October 1974 (CISM International Centre for Mechanical Sciences)

PART I: The Use of Classical Extremum Principles in Optimal Structural in Fig. 6.5 are readily determined, and the optimal grillage for the alternative loadings P' and P" is obtained by the superposition of these component grillages. Front Matter....Pages i-vii Basic Concepts and Theorems....Pages 1-14 Optimal Design of Elastic Beams with Compliance Constraints....Pages 15-25 Optimality Conditions for Other Structures and Constraints....Pages 26-35 A General Theory of Optimal Plastic Design — Optimal Division into Elements of Prescribed Shape....Pages 37-50 Optimal Layout of Trusses....Pages 51-65 Optimal Layout of Grillages....Pages 66-78 Back Matter....Pages 79-80