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Optimization of finite dimensional structures
1 online resource (xiii, 425 pages) : illustrations
Originally developed for mechanical and aeronautical engineering, structural optimization is not so easily applied to civil and architectural engineering, as structures in these fields are not mass products, but more often unique structures planned in accordance with specific design requirements. The shape and geometry of such structures are determined by a designer or an architect in view of nonstructural performance that includes aesthetics. Until now, books in this area gave little help to engineers working in cooperation with designers, as they covered conceptual material with little co.
Cover13; -- Preface -- Contents -- Chapter 1: Various Formulations of Structural Optimization -- Chapter 2: Design Sensitivity Analysis -- Chapter 3: Topology Optimization of Trusses -- Chapter 4: Con12;guration Optimization of Trusses -- Chapter 5: Optimization of Building Frames -- Chapter 6: Optimization of Spatial Trusses and Frames -- Appendix -- References -- Back Cover.
Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Boca Raton : CRC Press/Taylor & Francis, ©2011