This paper presents a new way of determining the compatibility conditions for statically indeterminate trusses. It is based on equations relating the angular displacements (rotations) of truss elements to the corresponding extensions obtained by requiring the displacements of the truss structure to be compatible, i.e., single valued. This new angular displacement method is likely to be most adv...

Heat transfer search (HTS) is a novel metaheuristic optimization algorithm that simulates the laws of thermodynamics and heat transfer. In this study, the HTS algorithm is adapted to truss structure optimization. Sizing optimization searches for the minimum weight of a structure subject to stress and displacement constraints. Three truss structures often taken as benchmarks in the optimization ...

Multiple failure modes tend to be identified in the reliability analysis of a redundant truss structure. This identification process involves updating model for identifying next potential members. Herein we intend update finite element automatically and further perform system efficiently. study presents framework that is implemented through joint simulation MATLAB APDL consists three parts: ind...