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dc.contributor.authorGuan, Hong
dc.contributor.authorY.J. Chen, Andrea
dc.contributor.authorLoo, Yew-Chaye
dc.contributor.editorReddy J N & Lam K Y
dc.date.accessioned2017-05-03T13:30:29Z
dc.date.available2017-05-03T13:30:29Z
dc.date.issued2001
dc.date.modified2009-03-20T05:31:56Z
dc.identifier.issn14658763
dc.identifier.doi10.1142/S1465876301000295
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10072/4025
dc.description.abstractIn recent years there has been a growing interest worldwide in stress based topology optimization which aims at achieving least weight and more uniformly stressed designs. This paper presents the optimum topology design of arch, tied arch and cable-stayed bridges by means of the evolutionary structural optimization method (ESO). This can be accomplished by employing the evolutionary optimization scheme incorporating the principal stress criteria, thereby utilizing the available tensile and compressive materials more effectively. In addition to the stress constraint, the displacement constraint is also considered in the optimization process. Two performance index formulae have been proposed for tension- and compression-dominant designs based on the element stresses. They can be used effectively to reflect the variations of the maximum principal stresses and the design volume during the evolutionary process, hence indicating the optimum topology for the final design. The optimum designs of the aforementioned three types of bridges are investigated under various loading conditions. Further, comparisons are made between each individual design for a certain type of bridge and the performance of the design is also examined.
dc.description.peerreviewedYes
dc.description.publicationstatusYes
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherImperial College Press
dc.publisher.placeUK
dc.publisher.urihttp://www.worldscinet.com/ijces/ijces.shtml
dc.relation.ispartofpagefrom199
dc.relation.ispartofpageto221
dc.relation.ispartofissue2
dc.relation.ispartofjournalInternational Journal of Computational Engineering Science
dc.relation.ispartofvolume2
dc.subject.fieldofresearchEngineering
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode09
dc.titleTopology Optimisation of Bridge Type Structures with Stress and Displacement Constraints
dc.typeJournal article
dc.type.descriptionC1 - Articles
dc.type.codeC - Journal Articles
gro.facultyGriffith Sciences, Griffith School of Engineering
gro.rights.copyright© 2001 Imperial College Press. Self-archiving of the author-manuscript version is not yet supported by this publisher. Please refer to the journal link for access to the definitive, published version or contact the author for more information
gro.date.issued2001
gro.hasfulltextNo Full Text
gro.griffith.authorLoo, Yew-Chaye
gro.griffith.authorGuan, Hong


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