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References: All
publications cited in the text should be presented in a list of references following the text of the manuscript. [1] Haftka RT,
Rdal GZ, Kamat MP. Elements of structural optimization. London: Kluwer Academic, 1990. [2] Pollock GD, Noor AK. Sensitivity analysis
of the contact/impact response of composite structures. Computers & Structures 1996; 61(2):251-269. [3] Banichuk NK. Application
of perturbation method to optimal design of structures. In: Atrek E, Gallagher RH, Ragsdell KM, Zienkiewicz OC, editors. New directions
in optimum structural design. New York: John Wiley, 1984. [4] Cojocaru EC, Irschik H, Schlacher K. Elastically supported beam carrying
a beam moving at constant speed. In: Grundmann, Schueller, editors. Proceedings of Structural Dynamics, EURODYN 2003. Rotterdam: A.A.
Balkema; 2002. [5] A. Rajasekar, Semantics for logic programs, Ph.D. Thesis, Department of Computer Science, University of Maryland,
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