Structural Optimization: Proceedings of the IUTAM Symposium on Structural Optimization, Melbourne, Australia, 9–13 February 1988

Front Matter....Pages i-xviii
Practical Design of Shear and Compression Loaded Stiffened Panels....Pages 1-8
Shape Optimization of Holes in Composite Shear Panels....Pages 9-16
Development of a Knowledge-Based System for Structural Optimization....Pages 17-24
Modern Trend in Elastic-Plastic Design. Shape and Internal Structure Optimization....Pages 25-30
Composite Materials as a Basis for Generating Optimal Topologies in Shape Design....Pages 31-37
Performance Characteristics of Optimality Criteria Methods....Pages 39-46
Optimal Shape of Cable Structures....Pages 47-56
Shape Optimization of Continuum with Crack....Pages 57-62
Linear Complementarity Problems: A Cutting Plane Method Based on the Convex Hull of Polyhedra....Pages 63-67
Optimization of Vibrating Thin-Walled Structures....Pages 69-76
Shape Optimization of Intersecting Pressure Vessels....Pages 77-84
Optimization Procedure S A P 0 P Applied to Optimal Layouts of Complex Structures....Pages 85-92
Structural Shape Optimization Using OASIS....Pages 93-100
Optimal Design of R.C. Frames Based on Improved Inelastic Analysis Method....Pages 101-108
Boundary Element Methods in Optimal Shape Design — An Integrated Approach....Pages 109-116
A Michell Type Criterion for Shells....Pages 117-123
Shape Optimization of the Cross-Sections of Thinwalled Beams Subjected to Bending and Shear....Pages 125-134
Optimization of Structures Using the Finite Element Method....Pages 135-141
Comparison of NLP Techniques in Optimum Structural Frame Design....Pages 143-150
Structural and Control Optimization with Weight and Frobenius Norm as Performance Functions....Pages 151-158
Multicriterion Plate Optimization....Pages 159-167
Optimization of Systems in Bending - Conjectures, Bounds and Estimates Relating to Moment Volume and Shape....Pages 169-176
On the Optimal Design of Columns Subjected to Circulatory Loads....Pages 177-184
Structural Optimization in a Non- Deterministic Setting....Pages 185-191
On The Shape Optimization of Truss Structure Based on Reliability Concept....Pages 193-200
On Optimality in Structural and Material Composition of Bamboo....Pages 201-208
Optimization of a Hollow Beam-Shaft with Prescribed Inner Contour....Pages 209-216
Dynamic Optimization of Machine Systems Configuration....Pages 217-224
Design for Minimum Stress Concentration — Some Practical Aspects....Pages 225-232
Optimality Conditions for Multiple Loaded Structures — Integrating Control and Finite Element Method....Pages 233-239
A Variational Principle Useful in Optimizing Rectangular-Base Shallow Shells....Pages 241-248
Minimax Algorithms for Structural Optimization....Pages 249-256
Discrete-Continuous Structural Optimization....Pages 257-264
Optimality Criteria and Layout Theory in Structural Design: Recent Developments and Applications....Pages 265-272
Shape Optimization: Creating a Useful Design Tool....Pages 273-278
Optimal Shape of Pendulum Links....Pages 279-288
An Integrated Knowledge-Based Problem Solving System for Structural Optimization....Pages 289-297
A Method of Feasible Direction with FEM for Shape Optimization....Pages 299-306
Experimental Design and Structural Optimization....Pages 307-314
On the Shape Determination of Non-Conservative System: A Case of Column Under Follower Force....Pages 315-322
A Mathematical Programming Approach for Finding the Stochastically Most Relevant Failure Mechanism....Pages 323-330
Structural Shape Optimization in Multidisciplinary System Synthesis....Pages 331-338
Boundary Element Approach to Optimal Structural Design Based on the Inverse Variational Principle....Pages 339-346
Optimal Shape of Least Weight Arches....Pages 347-354
Optimization of Conical Shells for Static and Dynamic Loads....Pages 355-362
Optimum Designs of Rotating Shaft Systems for Nonlinear Dynamic Responses....Pages 363-370
Minimum Compliance Stiffener Layout of a Plate....Pages 371-378
Recent Investigations of Structural Optimization by Analytic Methods....Pages 379-386
Detailed Machine Structural Shapes Generated from Simplified Models....Pages 387-394
On Shape Optimization of Satelite Tanks....Pages 395-395
Divergence Instability Conditions in the Optimum Design of Nonlinear Elastic Systems Under Follower Forces....Pages 396-396
Solution of Max-Min Problems via Bound Formulation and Mathematical Programming....Pages 397-397
Natural Structural Shapes of Membrane Shells....Pages 398-398
Optimal Design of Structures Under Creep Conditions....Pages 399-399
Back Matter....Pages 401-403