Application of Discontinuity Layout Optimization to Steel Parts and Steel Connections with a Single Bolt

Steel connections are designed with components such as bolts, plates, and welds. The proof of the plates loaded in-plane can be made by hand calculations or more realistic with a nonlinear FE-simulation. As an alternative method, a modified version of the discontinuity layout optimization (DLO) proc...

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Main Author: Ralph Timmers
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-05-01
Series:Applied Sciences
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/10/11/3783