APPLICATIONS DE LA PROGRAMMATION MATHEMATIQUE A L'ANALYSE LIMITE DES STRUCTURES.

Abstract

This article indicates how the problems of plastic limit structural analysis can, if first made discrete, be formulated as mathematical programming problems. Almost all branches of mathematical programming have been used and an indication of the applications of linear, nonlinear, parametric and stochastic programming is presented. Distribution and decision (optimal design) problems are considered in the discussion of stochastic programming. Finally, control theory and its applications to structures subjected to random processes is discussed.