SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS AND OPTIMAL-DESIGN OF ELASTIC HINGES AND SUPPORTS IN-BEAM AND FRAME STRUCTURES

Authors
DEMS K TURANT J
Citation
K. Dems et J. Turant, SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS AND OPTIMAL-DESIGN OF ELASTIC HINGES AND SUPPORTS IN-BEAM AND FRAME STRUCTURES, Mechanics of structures and machines, 25(4), 1997, pp. 417-443
Citations number
13
Journal title
Mechanics of structures and machines → ACNP
ISSN journal
08905452
Volume
25
Issue
4
Year of publication
1997
Pages
417 - 443
Database
ISI
SICI code
0890-5452(1997)25:4<417:SAAOOE>2.0.ZU;2-#
Abstract
This paper considers the problem of optimal design of elastic beam-lik e structures with unspecified location and stiffness of hinges and sup ports. Sensitivity analysis for an arbitrary behavioral functional is carried out, using the direct and adjoint approaches. Relevant optimal ity conditions are discussed for the assumed objective functional. Sim ple examples illustrate the theory.