1. Important announcement

   Announcement Pages: 1 - 1

2. Preface

   EditorialNotes Pages: 3 - 3

3. William Prager

   • R. T. Shield

   Foreword Pages: 5 - 11

4. A dynamic programming approach to the optimization of elastic trusses

   • N. Distefano
   • A. Rath

   Contributed Papers Pages: 13 - 26

5. Overcomplete mechanisms of plastic collapse

   • J. Heyman

   Contributed Papers Pages: 27 - 35

6. Minimum weight design of elastic cables

   • N. C. Huang

   Contributed Papers Pages: 37 - 49

7. Extremum theorems for large displacement analysis of discrete elastoplastic structures with piecewise linear yield surfaces

   • L. Corradi
   • G. Maier

   Contributed Papers Pages: 51 - 67

8. Optimal placement of available sections in structural eigenvalue problems

   • E. F. Masur

   Contributed Papers Pages: 69 - 84

9. Optimal design of structures with variable support conditions

   • Z. Mróz
   • G. I. N. Rozvany

   Contributed Papers Pages: 85 - 101

10. The shape of the strongest column with a follower load

    • F. Odeh
    • I. Tadjbakhsh

    Contributed Papers Pages: 103 - 118

11. A general criterion for optimal structural design

    • M. A. Save

    Contributed Papers Pages: 119 - 129

12. Optimal elastic design of trusses by feasible direction methods

    • C. Y. Sheu

    Contributed Papers Pages: 131 - 143

13. On the prediction of structural layout for maximum stiffness

    • J. E. Taylor

    Contributed Papers Pages: 145 - 155

14. Optimal design in axial motion for several frequency constraints

    • W. H. Warner
    • D. J. Vavrick

    Contributed Papers Pages: 157 - 166