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14 - Civil and Construction Engineering
University of Sheffield
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Article title
Optimum structure to carry a uniform load between pinned supports
Type
D - Journal article
Title of journal
Structural and Multidisciplinary Optimization
Article number
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Volume number
42
Issue number
1
First page of article
33
ISSN of journal
16151488
Year of publication
2010
URL
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Number of additional authors
2
Additional information
In this paper it is demonstrated that the parabolic arch rib is not the optimal form to carry a uniformly distributed load when a standard material is involved, as believed since the time of Huygens in the 17th century. The numerical result obtained paved the way to a new generation of analytical solutions as published in Proc. Roy. Soc. A in 2011. When published the paper attracted considerable media interest, such as an article on the Science Magazine website (http://news.sciencemag.org/sciencenow/2010/01/14-02.html).
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Cross-referral requested
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Research group
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Proposed double-weighted
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