Guide to structural optimization
By: by the Technical Committee on Optimal Structural Design of the Technical Administrative Committee on Analysis and Computation of the Technical Activities Division of the Structural Engineering Institute of the American Society of Civil Engineers ; edited by Jasbir S. Arora.
Contributors: Arora, Jasbir S.; Structural Engineering Institute. Technical Committee on Optimal Structural Design.
Series: ASCE manuals and reports on engineering practice ;; no. 90
Publisher: The Society
Published: 1997
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 347
Subjects: Structural optimization.
Description: Optimization methods are perceived to be at the heart of computer methods for designing engineering systems. With these optimization methods, the designer can evaluate more alternatives, resulting in a better and more cost-effective design. This guide describes the use of modern optimization methods with simple yet meaningful structural design examples. Optimum solutions are obtained and, where possible, compared with the solutions obtained using traditional design procedures.

Sample applications demonstrate and clarify the basic concepts, and illustrate how and what can be achieved by the optimum design methods.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.