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020			_a9783319551968
040			_cIITK
041			_aeng
082			_a624.1771 _bR746o
100			_aRothwell, Alan
245			_aOptimization methods in structural design _cAlan Rothwell
260			_aSwitzerland _bSpringer _c2017
300			_axvi, 314p
440			_aSolid mechanics and its applications
490			_a/ edited by J. R. Barber; v.242
520			_aThis 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’ approach is followed throughout, with less emphasis at this stage on mathematical derivations. The book features spreadsheet programs provided in Microsoft Excel, which allow readers to experience optimization ‘hands-on.’ Examples covered include truss structures, columns, beams, reinforced shell structures, stiffened panels and composite laminates. For the last three, a review of relevant analysis methods is included. Exercises, with solutions where appropriate, are also included with each chapter. The book offers a valuable resource for engineering students at the upper undergraduate and postgraduate level, as well as others in the industry and elsewhere who are new to these highly practical techniques.While the specific application is to structural design, the principles involved can be applied far more widely.
650			_aMathematical optimization
650			_aStructural design -- Structural optimization
650			_aStructural analysis (Engineering)
942			_cBK
999			_c558214 _d558214