An Application of an Optimization Tool to Solve Problems of Mechanics of Materials

This paper presents a study about using computational tools applied to a particular problem of Mechanics of Materials. Our purpose is, on one hand, to solve a structural problem in order to teach the application of an optimization tool, such as Excel Solver, by means of the calculation of the minimu...

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Main Authors: Ernesto Juliá Sanchis, Jorge Gabriel Segura Alcaraz, José María Gadea Borrell, Jaime Masiá Vañó
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Bond University 2011-12-01
Series:Spreadsheets in Education
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Online Access:http://epublications.bond.edu.au/ejsie/vol5/iss1/5