Optimization of large structural systems
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Optimization of large structural systems
（NATO ASI series, ser. E . Applied sciences ; v. 231）
Kluwer Academic Publishers, c1993
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"Proceedings of the NATO/DFG Advanced Study Institute on Optimization of Large Structural Systems, Berchtesgaden, Germany, 23 September - 4 October 1991"--t.p. verso
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Structural optimization deals with the optimal design of all systems that consist, at least partially, of solids that are subject to stresses and/or deformations. Because of the increasing need to optimize discretized systems with many elements, the optimization of large structural systems is becoming an important disciplines in all branches of technology, including aerospace, structural, mechanical, civil and naval engineering, building science, energy technology and biomechanics. Applications range from space vehicles, long-span bridges and motor cars to artificial organs and sporting equipment, and more. This is the first of two volumes which examine structural optimization of large structural systems. Topics covered in these volumes include optimality criteria and topology optimization, decomposition methods and approximation concepts, neural networks and parallel processing.
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G.I.N. Rozvany ASI Director, Professor of Structural Design, FB 10, Essen University, Essen, Germany Structural optimization deals with the optimal design of all systems that consist, at least partially, of solids and are subject to stresses and deformations. This inte grated discipline plays an increasingly important role in all branches of technology, including aerospace, structural, mechanical, civil and chemical engineering as well as energy generation and building technology. In fact, the design of most man made objects, ranging from space-ships and long-span bridges to tennis rackets and artificial organs, can be improved considerably if human intuition is enhanced by means of computer-aided, systematic decisions. In analysing highly complex structural systems in practice, discretization is un avoidable because closed-form analytical solutions are only available for relatively simple, idealized problems. To keep discretization errors to a minimum, it is de sirable to use a relatively large number of elements. Modern computer technology enables us to analyse systems with many thousand degrees of freedom. In the optimization of structural systems, however, most currently available methods are restricted to at most a few hundred variables or a few hundred active constraints.
Table of Contents
Principal Lectures: Optimality Criteria and Topology Optimization. Decomposition Methods and Approximation Concepts. Sensitivity Analysis. Mathematical Programming and Global Optima. Composite, Anisotropic and Nonlinear Materials. Neural Neworks, Parallel Processing, Multicriteria and Control Problems. Miscellaneous Topics. Abstracts of Contributed Papers.
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