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R. Levy* and H-S. Perng+

*faculty of Civil Engineering, Technion - Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel
+Department of Civil Engineering, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey, USA

doi:10.4203/ccp.4.10.4

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R. Levy, H-S. Perng, "Optimization for Nonlinear Stability", in B.H.V. Topping, (Editor), "Proceedings of the Third International Conference on Civil and Structural Engineering Computing", Civil-Comp Press, Edinburgh, UK, pp 257-263, 1987. doi:10.4203/ccp.4.10.4

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This paper is concerned with the optimal design of trusses to withstand nonlinear stability requirements. While basically a geometrically nonlinear problem, nonlinear stability accounts for large rotations and equilibrium in the deformed state in contrast to linear stability which results in a generalized eigenvalue problem and handles small rotations and equilibrium in the initial state.

A two-phase iterative procedure of analysis and redesign is proposed for the nonlinear stability optimization problem. Phase one utilizes an incremental technique of analysis until the point of instability and phase two utilizes a recurrence relation based on optimality criteria for redesign. Examples are presented to illustrate the technique and weight savings involved.

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Front Page Browse CCP CSETS CTR IJRT Other Authors Search Purchase Guide FAQ Contact us	Civil-Comp Proceedings ISSN 1759-3433 CCP: 4/5 PROCEEDINGS OF THE THIRD INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON CIVIL AND STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING COMPUTING Edited by: B.H.V. Topping Paper X.4 Optimization for Nonlinear Stability R. Levy* and H-S. Perng+ *faculty of Civil Engineering, Technion - Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel +Department of Civil Engineering, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey, USA doi:10.4203/ccp.4.10.4 purchase the full-text of this paper Full Bibliographic Reference for this paper R. Levy, H-S. Perng, "Optimization for Nonlinear Stability", in B.H.V. Topping, (Editor), "Proceedings of the Third International Conference on Civil and Structural Engineering Computing", Civil-Comp Press, Edinburgh, UK, pp 257-263, 1987. doi:10.4203/ccp.4.10.4 Abstract This paper is concerned with the optimal design of trusses to withstand nonlinear stability requirements. While basically a geometrically nonlinear problem, nonlinear stability accounts for large rotations and equilibrium in the deformed state in contrast to linear stability which results in a generalized eigenvalue problem and handles small rotations and equilibrium in the initial state. A two-phase iterative procedure of analysis and redesign is proposed for the nonlinear stability optimization problem. Phase one utilizes an incremental technique of analysis until the point of instability and phase two utilizes a recurrence relation based on optimality criteria for redesign. Examples are presented to illustrate the technique and weight savings involved. purchase the full-text of this paper (price £20) go to the previous paper go to the next paper return to the table of contents return to the book description purchase this book (price £78 +P&P)
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