Accession Number:

AD0837126

Title:

MINIMUM WEIGHT DESIGN OF ELASTIC STRUCTURAL ELEMENTS,

Descriptive Note:

Corporate Author:

ARMY WEAPONS COMMAND ROCK ISLAND IL

Personal Author(s):

• Haug, Edward J., Jr

Report Date:

1968-01-01

Pagination or Media Count:

15.0

Abstract:

The objective of this paper is to present a theory of optimal processes and show how it may be used to obtain minimum weight structural elements. One of the major difficulties in optimal process theory is the numerical construction of solution. This important topic is emphasized in the treatment which follows. Author

Descriptors:

• *STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS
• WEIGHT
• OPTIMIZATION
• ELASTIC PROPERTIES
• LOADS(FORCES)
• NUMERICAL METHODS AND PROCEDURES
• CALCULUS OF VARIATIONS
• BOUNDARY VALUE PROBLEMS
• INEQUALITIES
• MATRICES(MATHEMATICS)
• MINIMAX TECHNIQUE

Subject Categories:

• Theoretical Mathematics
• Structural Engineering and Building Technology

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE