Author: Rein Luik
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Trusses
Languages : en
Pages : 386
Book Description
Use of Prestress in the Least Weight Design of Truss Structures
Author: Rein Luik
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Trusses
Languages : en
Pages : 386
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Trusses
Languages : en
Pages : 386
Book Description
Approximate Multiple Configuration Analysis and Allocation for Least Weight Structural Design
Author: Robert J. Melosh
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Airframes
Languages : en
Pages : 108
Book Description
This report describes a rapid reanalysis technique (reducing analysis costs by factors between 2 and 100) and a rapid search procedure (reducing the number of design steps by a factor of 25) for obtaining optimum designs. Reanalysis is an approximate procedure based on extremum energy principles and leading, monotonically, to results as exact as desired. THe desing process is an allocation procedure. Each element of the structure is sized in turn. Optimization is addressed toward least weight design of truss systems with multiple loadings and a discrete set of admissible sizings (materials). The new technique can easily include prestress as a design variable. It can be extended to treat any set of finite elements and is based on use of the force or displacement method or both. Because of the modularity of calculations, it is well suited to computer implementation for multi-element structural systems.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Airframes
Languages : en
Pages : 108
Book Description
This report describes a rapid reanalysis technique (reducing analysis costs by factors between 2 and 100) and a rapid search procedure (reducing the number of design steps by a factor of 25) for obtaining optimum designs. Reanalysis is an approximate procedure based on extremum energy principles and leading, monotonically, to results as exact as desired. THe desing process is an allocation procedure. Each element of the structure is sized in turn. Optimization is addressed toward least weight design of truss systems with multiple loadings and a discrete set of admissible sizings (materials). The new technique can easily include prestress as a design variable. It can be extended to treat any set of finite elements and is based on use of the force or displacement method or both. Because of the modularity of calculations, it is well suited to computer implementation for multi-element structural systems.
Geodex Structural Information Service
Author: Geodex International
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Civil engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 158
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Civil engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 158
Book Description
Computational Design of Lightweight Structures
Author: Benoit Descamps
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
ISBN: 1118908821
Category : Mathematics
Languages : en
Pages : 134
Book Description
The author of this book presents a general, robust, and easy-to-use method that can handle many design parameters efficiently. Following an introduction, Chapter 1 presents the general concepts of truss layout optimization, starting from topology optimization where structural component sizes and system connectivity are simultaneously optimized. To fully realize the potential of truss layout optimization for the design of lightweight structures, the consideration of geometrical variables is then introduced. Chapter 2 addresses truss geometry and topology optimization by combining mathematical programming and structural mechanics: the structural properties of the optimal solution are used for devising the novel formulation. To avoid singularities arising in optimal configurations, this approach disaggregates the equilibrium equations and fully integrates their basic elements within the optimization formulation. The resulting tool incorporates elastic and plastic design, stress and displacement constraints, as well as self-weight and multiple loading. The inherent slenderness of lightweight structures requires the study of stability issues. As a remedy, Chapter 3 proposes a conceptually simple but efficient method to include local and nodal stability constraints in the formulation. Several numerical examples illustrate the impact of stability considerations on the optimal design. Finally, the investigation on realistic design problems in Chapter 4 confirms the practical applicability of the proposed method. It is shown how we can generate a range of optimal designs by varying design settings.
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
ISBN: 1118908821
Category : Mathematics
Languages : en
Pages : 134
Book Description
The author of this book presents a general, robust, and easy-to-use method that can handle many design parameters efficiently. Following an introduction, Chapter 1 presents the general concepts of truss layout optimization, starting from topology optimization where structural component sizes and system connectivity are simultaneously optimized. To fully realize the potential of truss layout optimization for the design of lightweight structures, the consideration of geometrical variables is then introduced. Chapter 2 addresses truss geometry and topology optimization by combining mathematical programming and structural mechanics: the structural properties of the optimal solution are used for devising the novel formulation. To avoid singularities arising in optimal configurations, this approach disaggregates the equilibrium equations and fully integrates their basic elements within the optimization formulation. The resulting tool incorporates elastic and plastic design, stress and displacement constraints, as well as self-weight and multiple loading. The inherent slenderness of lightweight structures requires the study of stability issues. As a remedy, Chapter 3 proposes a conceptually simple but efficient method to include local and nodal stability constraints in the formulation. Several numerical examples illustrate the impact of stability considerations on the optimal design. Finally, the investigation on realistic design problems in Chapter 4 confirms the practical applicability of the proposed method. It is shown how we can generate a range of optimal designs by varying design settings.
American Doctoral Dissertations
Author:
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ISBN:
Category : Dissertation abstracts
Languages : en
Pages : 642
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Dissertation abstracts
Languages : en
Pages : 642
Book Description
Applied Mechanics Reviews
Author:
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ISBN:
Category : Mechanics, Applied
Languages : en
Pages : 620
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Mechanics, Applied
Languages : en
Pages : 620
Book Description
Minimum Weight Design of a Steel Truss with Stress and Deformation Constraints, Subject to Multiple Loading Conditions and Using Available Sections
Author: Alfreds Vikmanis
Publisher:
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Category : Computer engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Computer engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
An Algorithm for the Minimum Weight Design of the General Truss
Author: Milton J. Schrader
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 74
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 74
Book Description
Michell Structures
Author: Tomasz Lewiński
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 3319951807
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 569
Book Description
The book covers the theory of Michell structures being the lightest and fully stressed systems of bars, designed within a given domain, possibly within the whole space, transmitting a given load towards a given support. Discovered already in 1904 by A.G.M. Michell, the structures named after him have attracted constant attention due to their peculiar feature of disclosing the optimal streams of stresses equilibrating a given load and thus determining the optimal layout of bars. The optimal layouts emerge from among all possible structural topologies, thus constituting unique designs being simultaneously light and stiff. The optimal structures turn out to be embedded in optimal vector fields covering the whole feasible domain. Key features include: a variationally consistent theory of bar systems, thin plates in bending and membrane shells; recapitulation of the theory of optimum design of trusses of minimum weight or of minimal compliance; the basis of 2D Michell theory for a single load case; kinematic and static approaches; 2D benchmark constructions including Hemp’s structures and optimal cantilevers; L-shape domain problems, three forces problem in 2D, bridge problems; revisiting the old - and delivering new - 3D benchmark solutions; extension to multiple load conditions; Prager-Rozvany grillages; the theory of funiculars and archgrids; the methods of optimum design of shape and material inspired by the theory of Michell structures, industrial applications. The book can be useful for graduate students, professional engineers and researchers specializing in the Optimum Design and in Topology Optimization in general.
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 3319951807
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 569
Book Description
The book covers the theory of Michell structures being the lightest and fully stressed systems of bars, designed within a given domain, possibly within the whole space, transmitting a given load towards a given support. Discovered already in 1904 by A.G.M. Michell, the structures named after him have attracted constant attention due to their peculiar feature of disclosing the optimal streams of stresses equilibrating a given load and thus determining the optimal layout of bars. The optimal layouts emerge from among all possible structural topologies, thus constituting unique designs being simultaneously light and stiff. The optimal structures turn out to be embedded in optimal vector fields covering the whole feasible domain. Key features include: a variationally consistent theory of bar systems, thin plates in bending and membrane shells; recapitulation of the theory of optimum design of trusses of minimum weight or of minimal compliance; the basis of 2D Michell theory for a single load case; kinematic and static approaches; 2D benchmark constructions including Hemp’s structures and optimal cantilevers; L-shape domain problems, three forces problem in 2D, bridge problems; revisiting the old - and delivering new - 3D benchmark solutions; extension to multiple load conditions; Prager-Rozvany grillages; the theory of funiculars and archgrids; the methods of optimum design of shape and material inspired by the theory of Michell structures, industrial applications. The book can be useful for graduate students, professional engineers and researchers specializing in the Optimum Design and in Topology Optimization in general.
Comparative Design of Structures
Author: Shaopei Lin
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 3662480441
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 411
Book Description
This book presents comparative design as an approach to the conceptual design of structures. Primarily focusing on reasonable structural performance, sustainable development and architectural aesthetics, it features detailed studies of structural performance through the composition and de-composition of these elements for a variety of structures, such as high-rise buildings, long-span crossings and spatial structures. The latter part of the book addresses the theoretical basis and practical implementation of knowledge engineering in structural design, and a case-based fuzzy reasoning method is introduced to illustrate the concept and method of intelligent design. The book is intended for civil engineers, structural designers and architects, as well as senior undergraduate and graduate students in civil engineering and architecture. Lin Shaopei and Huang Zhen are both Professors at the Department of Civil Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China.
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 3662480441
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 411
Book Description
This book presents comparative design as an approach to the conceptual design of structures. Primarily focusing on reasonable structural performance, sustainable development and architectural aesthetics, it features detailed studies of structural performance through the composition and de-composition of these elements for a variety of structures, such as high-rise buildings, long-span crossings and spatial structures. The latter part of the book addresses the theoretical basis and practical implementation of knowledge engineering in structural design, and a case-based fuzzy reasoning method is introduced to illustrate the concept and method of intelligent design. The book is intended for civil engineers, structural designers and architects, as well as senior undergraduate and graduate students in civil engineering and architecture. Lin Shaopei and Huang Zhen are both Professors at the Department of Civil Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China.