Optimization Methods in Structural Design

• Main Author: Rothwell, Alan (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2017.
• Series: Solid Mechanics and Its Applications, 242
• Subjects: Engineering.; Computer mathematics.; Structural mechanics.; Engineering design.; Aerospace engineering.; Astronautics.; Engineering Design.; Structural Mechanics.; Aerospace Technology and Astronautics.; Computational Science and Engineering.

This book offers an introduction to numerical optimization methods in structural design. Employing a readily accessible and compact format, the book presents an overview of optimization methods, and equips readers to properly set up optimization problems and interpret the results. A ‘how-to-do-it’ a...

Table of Contents:

• Preface
• 1 The Conventional Design Process
• 2 Optimality Criteria
• 3 The General Optimization Problem
• 4 Numerical Methods for Unconstrained Optimization
• 5 Numerical Methods for Constrained Optimization
• 6 Optimization of Beams
• 7 Reinforced Shell Structures
• 8 Composite Laminates
• 9 Laminate Optimization
• 10 Optimization with Finite Element Analysis. Final Word
• Appendix
• Index.