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The mathematical programming methods for problems of structural optimization can be considered to be either single stage or multistage. Single stage optimization methods do not rely on a decomposition strategy and thus do not take advantage of any serial relationship that may exist between the various elements of the structure. Multistage optimization techniques involve decomposition of the problem into components, formulation of recursive equations based on the serial relationship among the components, and sequential solution of these equations. Dynamic programming is a multistage optimization technique which was originally developed for serial analysis [4] and has since been extended to branched and cyclic systems [3, 14].
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Twisdale, L.A., Khachaturian, N. (1975). Application of Dynamic Programming to Optimization of Structures. In: Sawczuk, A., Mróz, Z. (eds) Optimization in Structural Design. International Union of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-80895-1_11
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