An Efficient Approach to Obtain Optimal Load Factors for Structural Design

<table class="table-group" width="800px"><tr class="fig-image" id="a"><td><img alt="456826.fig.0015a" src="https://static.hindawi.com/articles/tswj/volume-2014/456826/figures/456826.fig.0015a.jpg"/></td></tr><tr class="fig-caption"><td align="center"><table><tr><td><b>(a) </b>Flexure</td></tr></table></td></tr><tr class="fig-image" id="b"><td><img alt="456826.fig.0015b" src="https://static.hindawi.com/articles/tswj/volume-2014/456826/figures/456826.fig.0015b.jpg"/></td></tr><tr class="fig-caption"><td align="center"><table><tr><td><b>(b) </b>Shear</td></tr></table></td></tr><tr class="fig-image" id="c"><td><img alt="456826.fig.0015c" src="https://static.hindawi.com/articles/tswj/volume-2014/456826/figures/456826.fig.0015c.jpg"/></td></tr><tr class="fig-caption"><td align="center"><table><tr><td><b>(c) </b>Torsion</td></tr></table></td></tr><tr class="fig-image" id="d"><td><img alt="456826.fig.0015d" src="https://static.hindawi.com/articles/tswj/volume-2014/456826/figures/456826.fig.0015d.jpg"/></td></tr><tr class="fig-caption"><td align="center"><table><tr><td><b>(d) </b>Compression plus bending</td></tr></table></td></tr></table>

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</svg> combination proposed in this study.</table>

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