Research Article
Dec 1966
Iterative Design and Structural Optimization
Authors: Kenneth F. Reinschmidt, AM.ASCE, C. Allin Cornell, AM.ASCE, and John F. Brotchie, M.ASCEAuthor Affiliations
Publication: Journal of the Structural Division
Volume 92, Issue 6
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Methods of automatic design of structures are viewed, proposed, and evaluated by a numerical example. Sensitivity coefficients are introduced to help predict the consequences of design changes. Simultaneous linear equations are used to suggest new designs. Linear programming is introduced to generate optimum designs. Non-fully stressed designs and non-convex design spaces are examined. The effect of the choice of the design variables is demonstrated. A number of illustrative examples are included.
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Journal of the Structural Division
Volume 92 • Issue 6 • December 1966
Pages: 281 - 318
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© 1966 American Society of Civil Engineers.
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Published in print: Dec 1966
Published online: Feb 1, 2021
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Kenneth F. Reinschmidt, AM.ASCE
Asst. Prof. of Civ. Engrg., Massachusetts Inst. of Tech., Cambridge, Mass., on leave of absence; presently 1st Lt., U. S. Army, Chf., Advanced Systems Concepts Office, Military Traffic Mgt. and Terminal Service, Washington, D. C.
C. Allin Cornell, AM.ASCE
Asst. Prof. of Civ. Engrg., Massachusetts Inst. of Tech., Cambridge, Mass.
John F. Brotchie, M.ASCE
Senior Research Scientist, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Org., Melbourne, Australia; formerly, Assoc. Prof. of Civ. Engrg., Massachusetts Inst. of Tech., Cambridge, Mass.
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