Sensitivity Analysis and Optimal Design of Elastic Hinges and Supports in Beam and Frame Structures*
Krzysztof Dems, Jan Turant · Mechanics of Structures and Machines · 1997
This paper considers the problem of optimal design of elastic beam-like structures with unspecified location and stiffness of hinges and supports. Sensitivity analysis for an arbitrary behavioral functional is carried out, using the direct and adjoint approaches. Relevant optimality conditions are discussed for the assumed objective functional. Simple examples illustrate the theory.