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