Discrete Structural Optimization
Subtitle: IUTAM Symposium Zakopane, Poland August 31 - September 3, 1993
By: edited by Witold Gutkowski, Jacek Bauer
Contributors: Bauer, Jacek
Series: International Union of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics; International Union of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics
Publisher: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Published: 1994
Place of publication: Berlin, Heidelberg
Language: eng
Format: [electronic resource] :
Number of pages: 249
ISBN-13: 9783642850974; 9783642850950
Subjects: Civil engineering; Engineering; Mechanics, applied
Description: This volume contains a selection of papers presented at the IUTAM Symposium on Discrete Structural Optimization held in Zakopane, Poland from 31 August - 3 September, 1993. The aim of the symposium was to bring together active researchers in structural optimization and provide a forum for the exchange of results and ideas and point out directions for research in this fast-growing field.
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Table of contents: title: From the contents: Optimal Damping of Beams and Plates by Genetic Algorithms; title: Optimization by the Voting Method of Structures Formed of Planar Constitutive Parts; title: Neuro-Optimizer, Its Application to Discrete Structural Optimization; title: Genetic Algorithms in Topological Design of Grillage Structures; title: Optim ization of a Linear Objective Function with Logical Constraints; title: On Optimal Structural Segmentation Problem; title: Application of Discrete Optimization Techniques to Optimal Composite Structures; title: A Random Search Approach to Multicriterion Discrete Optimization; title: Optimal Arrangement of Ribs in Rib Reinforced Plates and Shells; title: Application of the Expert System for Discrete Optimization of Space Truss; title: Discrete Structural Optimization Based on Multipoint Explicit Approximations. Optimization of Perturbation Parameters for Forced Vibration Stress Levels of Turbomachinery Blade Assemblies; title: New Discretized Optimality Criteria Methods; title: State of the Art; title: Discretized Methods for Topology Optimization; title: Homology Design of Flexible Structure by the Finite Element Method; title: Optimization of Structure and Development of Production System.