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Optimal simple structures with bending and membrane stresses

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Giraudbit, Jean-Noël (1972) Optimal simple structures with bending and membrane stresses. Engineer's thesis, California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/29PJ-3X76. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:10132010-094217970

Abstract

Structural optimization of elastic solid structures with membrane and bending stresses is studied. A necessary and sufficient optimality condition for maximum stiffness is derived using an energy formulation (minimum potential energy). In the case of pure membrane or pure bending stress states, maximum stiffness and maximum strength are governed by the same optimality condition (uniform strength design). For mixed stress states (membrane and bending), this result is not true, and a general method of approach to find a necessary condition for maximum strength is developed by means of the calculus of variation. Two particular statically indeterminate problems with one design variable to be optimized (clamped-clamped beam, clamped-clamped arch) are treated by this method, and, in both examples, maximum. strength is achieved by a uniform strength design.

Item Type:Thesis (Engineer's thesis)
Subject Keywords:Aeronautics
Degree Grantor:California Institute of Technology
Division:Engineering and Applied Science
Major Option:Aeronautics
Thesis Availability:Public (worldwide access)
Research Advisor(s):
  • Babcock, Charles D. (advisor)
  • Sechler, Ernest Edwin (co-advisor)
Group:GALCIT
Thesis Committee:
  • Unknown, Unknown
Defense Date:1 September 1971
Record Number:CaltechTHESIS:10132010-094217970
Persistent URL:https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:10132010-094217970
DOI:10.7907/29PJ-3X76
Default Usage Policy:No commercial reproduction, distribution, display or performance rights in this work are provided.
ID Code:6142
Collection:CaltechTHESIS
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Deposited On:13 Oct 2010 17:06
Last Modified:21 Dec 2019 04:44

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