Record Nr.

UNINA9910451437003321

Titolo

Optimization of structural and mechanical systems [[electronic resource] /] / editor Jasbir S. Arora

Pubbl/distr/stampa


Hackensack, NJ, : World Scientific, c2007

ISBN

1-281-93812-2

9786611938123

981-277-967-1

Descrizione fisica

xiv, 595 p. : ill

Altri autori (Persone)

AroraJasbir S

Disciplina

624.17713

Soggetti

Structural optimization

Structural design

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction to Optimization; Performance-Based Optimization Concepts and Formulations; Optimization of Large Scale Systems; Evolutionary Methods for Optimization; Multiobjective Optimization: Concepts and Methods; Shape Optimization; Topology Optimization; Shape Sensitivity Analysis of Nonlinear Structural Systems; Optimal Control of Structures; Nonlinear Optimal Control; Optimization of Systems for Acoustics; Design Optimization Under Uncertainty; Design Optimization with Uncertainty, Life-Cycle Performance and Cost Considerations; Optimization-Based Inverse Kinematics of Articulated Linkages; Multidisciplinary Design Optimization; Meshfree Method and Application to Shape Optimization; Sensitivity-Free Optimization Formulations; Kriging Meta Model-Based Optimization; Robust Design Based on Optimization; Parallel Computations for Design Optimization; Semidefinite Programming for Structural Optimization.

Sommario/riassunto

Computational optimization methods have been applied to many applications. Written by researchers in the field of optimization, this book covers state-of-the-art computational algorithms as well as applications of optimization to structural and mechanical systems. It also presents the formulations of the problems and their numerical

solutions.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910130896903321

Autore

Lawford Richard G