Abstract: A unified approach for yield-line analysis (YLA) of slabs by using linear programming (LP) technique is developed and applied to a few problems for which solutions are available in the literature. The kinematic approach ...

Abstract: A method is presented for performing practical layout optimization of trusses subjected to arbitrary multiple‐loading conditions using interactive computer graphics. Design constraints are allowable tensile and compressive ...

Abstract: A knowledge‐based expert system, called BTEXPERT, has been developed for optimum design of bridge trusses by interfacing an interactive bridge truss optimization program with an expert system environment. The scope of ...