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AbstractDerivation of an optimality criterion for finite element structural representations using constant‐moment plate‐bending triangular elements ispresented. Numerical examples of minimum‐mass design of both simply‐supported and clamped elastic plates for concentrated and distributed loading conditions under a single displacement constraint serve to illustrate the suggested procedure. Interpretation of the solution obtained and difficulties involved are discussed in the light of recent application of optimal control theory to structural optimization.
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