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Optimum plastic design of a portal frame for alternative loads.
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In this article, the minimum-weight design of a portal frame for alternative combinations of horizontal and vertical loads is discussed, and it is shown that the usual proof of the existence of a Foulkes mechanism as a necessary condition for minimum weight cannot be carried over to this problem.Abstract:
: Minimum-weight design of a portal frame for alternative combinations of horizontal and vertical loads is discussed. It is shown that the usual proof of the existence of a Foulkes mechanism as a necessary condition for minimum weight cannot be carried over to this problem. (Author)read more
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