Article ID: | iaor20081831 |
Country: | United Kingdom |
Volume: | 39 |
Issue: | 4 |
Start Page Number: | 453 |
End Page Number: | 469 |
Publication Date: | Jun 2007 |
Journal: | Engineering Optimization |
Authors: | Adali S., Cagdas I.U. |
Keywords: | design, optimization, construction & architecture |
The optimum designs are given for clamped–clamped columns under concentrated and distributed axial loads. The design objective is the maximization of the buckling load subject to volume and maximum stress constraints. The results for a minimum area constraint are also obtained for comparison. In the case of a stress constraint, the minimum thickness of an optimal column is not known