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The paper deals with the problem of finding the optimum shapes of columns with elastic clamping. It has previously been solved numerically for the particular case of columns with similar cross-sections. The present paper gives solutions to the problem of columns with various types of cross-sections and the optimal shapes are found in analytical form.
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Banichuk, N.V., Barsuk, A.A. Design of an optimum column with elastic clamping. Structural Optimization 9, 254–257 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01743979
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