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The problem of designing the lightest framework which will equilibrate a system of given forces was first considered by A. G. M. Michell [1]. Structures designed according to his principles are therefore called “Michell structures”.
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Hemp, W.S. (1966). Studies in the theory of Michell structures. In: Görtler, H. (eds) Applied Mechanics. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-29364-5_83
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