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The optimal design of plane beam structures made of elastic perfectly plastic material is studied according to the shakedown criterion. The design problem is formulated by means of a statical approach on the grounds of the shakedown lower bound theorem, and by means of a kinematical approach on the grounds of the shakedown upper bound theorem. In both cases two different types of design problems are formulated: one searches for the minimum volume design whose shakedown limit load is assigned; the other searches for the design of the assigned volume whose shakedown limit load is maximum. The optimality conditions of the four problems above are found by the use of a variational approach; such conditions prove the equivalence of the two types of design problems, provide useful information on the structural behaviour in optimality conditions, and constitute a fifth possible way to determine the optimal design. Whatever approach is used, the strong non-linearity of the corresponding problem does not allow the finding of the analytical solution. Consequently, in the application stage suitable numerical procedures must be employed. Two numerical examples are given.
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Giambanco, F., Palizzolo, L. & Polizzotto, C. Optimal shakedown design of beam structures. Structural Optimization 8, 156–167 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01743313
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