Variational Methods for Structural Optimization

Cherkaev, Andrej

ISBN 10: 0387984623 / ISBN 13: 9780387984629

Verlag: Springer, 2000

Bridges a gap between a mathematical approach to variational problems and the practical use of algorithms of structural optimization in engineering applications. This book presents the foundations of structural optimization in simple form for practical use. Series: Applied Mathematical Sciences. Num Pages: 574 pages, 4 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: PBU; TGM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 31. Weight in Grams: 984. . 2000. 2000th Edition. hardcover. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers V9780387984629

Inhaltsangabe:

In recent decades, it has become possible to turn the design process into computer algorithms. By applying different computer oriented methods the topology and shape of structures can be optimized and thus designs systematically improved. These possibilities have stimulated an interest in the mathematical foundations of structural optimization. The challenge of this book is to bridge a gap between a rigorous mathematical approach to variational problems and the practical use of algorithms of structural optimization in engineering applications. The foundations of structural optimization are presented in a sufficiently simple form to make them available for practical use and to allow their critical appraisal for improving and adapting these results to specific models. Special attention is to pay to the description of optimal structures of composites; to deal with this problem, novel mathematical methods of nonconvex calculus of variation are developed. The exposition is accompanied by examples.

Bibliografische Details

Titel: Variational Methods for Structural ...
Verlag: Springer
Erscheinungsdatum: 2000
Einband: Hardcover
Zustand: New