Title of article
OPTIMAL DESIGN OF SHELLS WITH STEP-FUNCTION DISTRIBUTION OF THICKNESS
Author/Authors
stupishin, l. south-west state university - urban, road construction and structural mechanics department, Russia , nikitin, k. south-west state university - urban, road construction and structural mechanics department, Russia , kolesnikov, a. south-west state university - urban, road construction and structural mechanics department, Russia , altuhov, f. south-west state university - urban, road construction and structural mechanics department, Russia
From page
231
To page
240
Abstract
The paper is concerned with a methodology of optimal design of shells of minimum weight with strength, stability and strain constraints. Stress and strain state of the shell is determined by Galerkin method in the mixed finite element formulation within the geometrically nonlinear theory. The analysis of the effectiveness of different optimization algorithms to solve the set problem is given. The results of solving test problems are presented.
Keywords
optimization , variable thickness , ribbed shells , nonlinearity , Galerkin method , mixed finite element.
Journal title
International Journal of Optimization in Civil Engineering
Journal title
International Journal of Optimization in Civil Engineering
Record number
2566703
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