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Jun 1962
Synthesis of Material and Configuration Selection
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Volume 88, Issue 3
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Several combinations of material and configuration are proposed for structure, and structural synthesis is used to select combination giving minimum weight design; method provides means of obtaining minimum weight, optimum design for each candidate combination; possibility of incorrect selection of material or configuration, or both, resulting in substantial weight penalty is shown; basic concepts of structural synthesis are presented and applied to 3-bar truss.
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Journal of the Structural Division
Volume 88 • Issue 3 • June 1962
Pages: 79 - 102
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© 1962 American Society of Civil Engineers.
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Published in print: Jun 1962
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Lucien A. Schmit Jr., M.ASCE
Thomas P. Kicher
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