Geometric Optimisation of Yield-Line Patterns using a Direct Search Method

Authors

Angus Ramsay
David Johnson

Abstract

A class of problems in the geometric optimisation of yield-line patterns, for which the currently advocated conjugate gradient and sequential linear programming geometric optimisation algorithms fail is investigated. The Hooke-Jeeves direct search method is implemented and is demonstrated to solve such problems robustly.

Geometric Optimisation of Yield Lines

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