Abstract:Many structures around us are designed to carry point loads. Such structures are typically sensitive to load arrangements, including load locations, magnitudes, and directions; a slight change in these ingredients could significantly affect the structural response. Therefore, knowing the extremal load arrangements to achieve the best and worst structural performance holds great potential to maximize structural efficiency and avoid structural failure, respectively. Existing studies have attempted to optimize lo… Show more
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