IUTAM Symposium on Evolutionary Methods in Mechanics : Proceedings of the IUTAM Symposium held in Cracow Poland 24–27 September 2002 Evolutionary Computation in Crack Problems Investigation of Evolutionary Algorithm Effectiveness in Optimal Synthesis of Certain Mechanism Minimum Heat Losses Subjected to Stiffness Constraints: Window Frame Optimization Evolutionary Computation in Inverse Problems Hang Glider Wing Design by Genetic Optimization An Error Function for Optimum Dimensional Synthesis of Mechanisms Using Genetic Algorithms Evolutionary Computation in Thermoelastic Problems Management of Evolutionary Mas for Multiobjective Optimisation PAMUC: A New Method to Handle With Constraints and Multiobjectivity in Evolutionary Algorithms A Comparative Analysis of “Controlled Elitism” in the NSGA II Applied to Frame Optimization IS PAES: Multiobjective Optimization with Efficient Constraint Handling Optimization of Aligned Fiber Laminate Composites Genetic Algorithm for Damage Assessment Estimation of Parameters for a Hydrodynamic Transmission System Mathematical Model with the Application of Genetic Algorithm Study of Safety of High Rise Buildings Using Evolutionary Search Structural Design Using Genetic Algorithm The Topology Optimization Using Evolutionary Algorithms Identification of the CMM Parametric Errors by Hierarchical Genetic Strategy Genetic Algorithm for Fatigue Crack Detection in Timoshenko Beam Multicriteria Design Optimization of Robot Gripper Mechanisms Optimal Design of Multiple Clutch Brakes Using a Multistage Evolutionary Method Distributes Evolutionary Algorithms in Optimization of Nonlinear Solids Adaptive Penalty Strategies in Genetic Search for Problems with Inequality and Equality Constraints On the Identification of Linear Elastic Mechanical Behaviour of Orthotropic Materials Using Evolutionary Algorithms Ranking Pareto Optimal Solutions in Genetic Algorithm by Using the Undifferentiation Interval Method The Effectiveness of Probabilistic Algorithms in Shape and Topology Discrete Optimisation of 2 D Composite Structures Genetic Algorithms in Optimisation of Resin Hardening Technological Processes Hybrid Evolutionary Algorithms in Optimization of Structures under Dynamical Loads Evolutionary Optimization System (EOS) For Design Automation Evolutionary Method For a Universal Motor Geometry Optimization A Review of the Development and Application of Cluster Oriented Genetic Algorithms Genetic Algorithm Optimization of Hole Shapes in a Perforated Elastid Plate over a Range of Loads An Object Oriented Library for Evolution Programs.