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A. Jennings and T.H.K. Tam

Department of Civil Engineering, The Queen's University of Belfast

doi:10.4203/ccp.2.12.4

A. Jennings, T.H.K. Tam, "The Minimum Weight Concept in Interactive Plastic Design", in B.H.V. Topping, (Editor), "Proceedings of the Second International Conference on Civil and Structural Engineering Computing", Civil-Comp Press, Edinburgh, UK, pp 363-368, 1985. doi:10.4203/ccp.2.12.4

Abstract

The minimum weight concept is discussed in relation to the plastic design of framed structures. Although designers may have been right to steer clear of this technique in the past, it should provide an increasingly useful design aid now that interactive computers are available in offices. One important aspect of minimum weight plastic design is the easy way the optimising function and the linear conditions can be adjusted to the will of the designer so as to produce alternative designs which do not violate the collapse load requirement.

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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: 2/3 PROCEEDINGS OF THE SECOND INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON CIVIL AND STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING COMPUTING Edited by: B.H.V. Topping Paper XII.4 The Minimum Weight Concept in Interactive Plastic Design A. Jennings and T.H.K. Tam Department of Civil Engineering, The Queen's University of Belfast doi:10.4203/ccp.2.12.4 purchase the full-text of this paper Full Bibliographic Reference for this paper A. Jennings, T.H.K. Tam, "The Minimum Weight Concept in Interactive Plastic Design", in B.H.V. Topping, (Editor), "Proceedings of the Second International Conference on Civil and Structural Engineering Computing", Civil-Comp Press, Edinburgh, UK, pp 363-368, 1985. doi:10.4203/ccp.2.12.4 Abstract The minimum weight concept is discussed in relation to the plastic design of framed structures. Although designers may have been right to steer clear of this technique in the past, it should provide an increasingly useful design aid now that interactive computers are available in offices. One important aspect of minimum weight plastic design is the easy way the optimising function and the linear conditions can be adjusted to the will of the designer so as to produce alternative designs which do not violate the collapse load requirement. 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 £90 +P&P)
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