Could anyone help me with this quest?Find the minimum-weight truss for the following condition. The load on the truss is
30,000 lb., directed downward. The allowable yield stress is 8,000 psi. Stress in the truss
must also be less than the critical buckling stress divided by a safety factor of 1.2.
sigma = pi^(2)EI/(L^(2)*A)
where E = 30,000,000 psi. The cross-sectional area of each member is circular,
A = π ⋅r^2 and I = π ⋅r^(4)/(4)
L is the length of each member and r is its radius.
(a) Formulate this problem as a mathematical program.
(c) Derive KKT conditions for the problem.

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Could anyone help me with this quest?Find the minimum-weight truss for the following condition. The load on the truss is 
30,000 lb., directed downward. The allowable yield stress is 8,000 psi. Stress in the truss 
must also be less than the critical buckling stress divided by a safety factor of 1.2.
sigma = pi^(2)EI/(L^(2)*A)
where E = 30,000,000 psi. The cross-sectional area of each member is circular, 
A = π ⋅r^2 and I = π ⋅r^(4)/(4) 
 L is the length of each member and r is its radius.
(a) Formulate this problem as a mathematical program. 
(c) Derive KKT conditions for the problem.

surry99 · Answer

I can help you....do you have a diagram of the truss?

anonymous · Answer

YES!

surry99 · Answer

post it or sketch it please and I will be back in about 1 hour.

anonymous · Answer

attachment

anonymous · Answer

thanks

surry99 · Answer

What have you set up so far?

anonymous · Answer

Honestly, I don't really know where to begin...

surry99 · Answer

hmm, when is this due...please don't say tomorrow

anonymous · Answer

tomorrow night

anonymous · Answer

My math is usually pretty solid, but I've only ever taken one physics class, and this is my second engineering class.