Research Article
Dec 1980
Arch Optimization Using Prager-Shield Criteria
Publication: Journal of the Engineering Mechanics Division
Volume 106, Issue 6
Abstract
This paper reports some rather surprising interim results concerning the optimization of arches designed for either single or alternate loads and subject to both bending and axial compression. The current work will be later extended to surface structures, such as archgrids and cable networks. This note also demonstrates the power and versatility of the prager-shield optimality criteria. Although only trivially simple problems are considered herein for educational reasons, the same methods have been found to be very effective for more complicated loading conditions.
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Journal of the Engineering Mechanics Division
Volume 106 • Issue 6 • December 1980
Pages: 1279 - 1286
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© 1980 American Society of Civil Engineers.
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Published online: Feb 3, 2021
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George I.N. Rozvany, F.ASCE
Reader in Engrg., Monash Univ., Clayton, Victoria, Australia
Murray Dow
Posrdoctoral Fellow, Monash Univ., Clayton, Victoria, Australia
Wang Chien Ming
Grad. Student, Monash Univ., Clayton, Victoria, Australia
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