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In truss topology optimization against buckling constraints, the extension from considering a single load case to include multiple loading conditions remains an unsolved problem in the ground structure approach. The present paper suggests a heuristic method attempting to take the multiple load situation into account. A method by Pedersen (1993, 1994) considering only single loading conditions is generalized to include multiple load cases. Based on the ground structure approach the algorithm allows for variable ground structures allowing for, for instance, geometrical restrictions such as concave or even disconnected design domains (Smith 1995b).
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da Silva Smith, O. Topology optimization of trusses with local stability constraints and multiple loading conditions—a heuristic approach. Structural Optimization 13, 155–166 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01199235
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