Structural Optimization of Composite Structures using an Energy Method
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Bibliographic Details
| Author(s): |
Igor Kavrakov
(Bauhaus University – Weimar, Germany)
Hans-Georg Timmler (Bauhaus University – Weimar, Germany) Guido Morgenthal 
(Bauhaus University – Weimar, Germany)
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| Medium: | conference paper | ||||
| Language(s): | English | ||||
| Conference: | IABSE Conference: Structural Engineering: Providing Solutions to Global Challenges, Geneva, Switzerland, September 2015 | ||||
| Published in: | IABSE Conference Geneva 2015 | ||||
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| Page(s): | 1647-1654 | ||||
| Total no. of pages: | 8 | ||||
| Year: | 2015 | ||||
| DOI: | 10.2749/222137815818359078 | ||||
| Abstract: |
The potential of structural optimization in the design of structures is growing rapidly with the advancement of the computer technology. In this paper, a formulation of structural optimization problem using an energy method is presented, for which solution a nested bilevel optimization is utilized. The method is applied on two practical examples, namely a nonlinear sizing problem for a two span girder and a discrete shape optimization of a truss bridge. These demonstrate the applicability of the method. |
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| Keywords: |
structural optimization composite structures energy method truss optimization
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