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This study addresses the task faced by designers of structures for which “limit-states” criteria must be satisfied at one or more distinct loading levels. For example, the specified limit states may concern acceptable elastic displacements under service loads, acceptable elastic stresses under factored service loads, and adequate strength reserve under ultimate loads against buckling instability and/or plastic collapse of the structure. Ideally, while satisfying the various performance criteria, the most economical design of the structure is sought.
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Grierson, D.E. (1987). Computer-Automated Design of Building Frameworks Under Various Performance Conditions. In: Mota Soares, C.A. (eds) Computer Aided Optimal Design: Structural and Mechanical Systems. NATO ASI Series, vol 27. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-83051-8_9
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