Research Article

The Optimal Design of an Arch Girder of Variable Curvature and Stiffness by Means of Control Theory

Table 2

Explicit interior point conditions for control variables.

Control variableCharacteristic point
P0P1P2P3P4P5P6P7
Left
(-)
Right
(+)
Left
(-)
Right
(+)
Left
(-)
Right
(+)
Left
(-)
Right
(+)
Left
(-)
Right
(+)
Left
(-)
Right
(+)

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