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Optimal shakedown design of beam structures
C. PolizzottoF. GiambancoL. Palizzolosubject
Optimal designMathematical optimizationControl and OptimizationPlane (geometry)General EngineeringComputer Graphics and Computer-Aided DesignUpper and lower boundsComputer Science ApplicationsShakedownControl and Systems EngineeringLimit loadEngineering design processEquivalence (measure theory)SoftwareMathematicsUpper bound theoremdescription
The optimal design of plane beam structures made of elastic perfectly plastic material is studied according to the shakedown criterion. The design problem is formulated by means of a statical approach on the grounds of the shakedown lower bound theorem, and by means of a kinematical approach on the grounds of the shakedown upper bound theorem. In both cases two different types of design problems are formulated: one searches for the minimum volume design whose shakedown limit load is assigned; the other searches for the design of the assigned volume whose shakedown limit load is maximum. The optimality conditions of the four problems above are found by the use of a variational approach; such conditions prove the equivalence of the two types of design problems, provide useful information on the structural behaviour in optimality conditions, and constitute a fifth possible way to determine the optimal design. Whatever approach is used, the strong non-linearity of the corresponding problem does not allow the finding of the analytical solution. Consequently, in the application stage suitable numerical procedures must be employed. Two numerical examples are given.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994-10-01 | Structural Optimization |