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Record Nr.

UNINA9910818702403321

Titolo

Optimization of structural and mechanical systems / / editor Jasbir S. Arora

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Hackensack, NJ, : World Scientific, c2007

ISBN

1-281-93812-2

9786611938123

981-277-967-1

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

xiv, 595 p. : ill

Altri autori (Persone)

AroraJasbir S

Disciplina

624.17713

Soggetti

Structural optimization

Structural design

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.