The first step in the design of plate girder is to estimate the self-weight of it. Although empirical formulae for the same are available, the level of their accuracy (underestimate or overestimate) with respect to actual self-weight is not known. In this paper, optimized sections are obtained for different spans subjected to different live load carrying capacities and self-weights are estimate...

The principle of load balancing is examined for dynamic resource allocation subject to certain constraints The emphasis is on the performance of simple allocation strategies which can be implemented on line Either nite capacity constraints on resources or migration of load can be incorporated into the setup The load balancing problem is formulated as a stochastic optimal control problem Variant...