Optimum design of redundant pin connected structures using compatibility

Includes bibliographical references (page 19)The purpose of this project is to study optimum weight design for the nonprestressed structure, using ???compatibility analysis???. The result is then compared with the determinant case.\ud A structural system is described by a set of quantities, some of which are viewed as variables during the design process. Those quantities which are fixed are referred to as fixed parameters, while those quantities which are not preassigned are called design variables. Various quantities describing the structural system can be classified in the following ways: (1) the section properties or cross-sectional dimensions of structural elements; and (2) the coordinates, locating joints, and the angles between members in trusses and frames.\ud There are several alternate solution choices exist, in the sequence of unconstrained minimization problems, the most popular being the penalty function formulations. Basically, the penalty function methods transform the objective function and its constraints into a new function, such that numerical solutions are sought by solving a sequence of unconstrained minimization problems.\ud A Monte-Carlo Optimization Computer Program has been used to obtain lower bound minimum weight solutions