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Interactive Design Optimization of Structural Systems

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Discretization Methods and Structural Optimization — Procedures and Applications

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Considerable research has been recently conducted in developing and evaluating methods for optimum design of structural systems. Methods of design sensitivity analysis for static and dynamic response, shape optimization, and nonlinear response have been developed. In order to realize the full potential of these new developments, a highly flexible, user-friendly and interactive software environment is needed. Database design and management techniques, expert system techniques, and interactive graphics techniques can play a major role in creating a software environment for practical applications. The paper presents the state of the art in several of the above mentioned areas. Role of designer interaction in design of structures for static and dynamic response is explored and its advantages are discussed. A few simple example problems are used in presenting and evaluating the techniques.

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  1. Optimal Design Laboratory College of Engineering, The University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, 52242, USA

    Jasbir S. Arora (Professor)

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  1. Institute of Mechanics and Control Engineering, University of Siegen, 5900, Siegen, Germany

    Hans A. Eschenauer

  2. Dept. of Civil Engineering, University of Essen, 4300, Essen, Germany

    Georg Thierauf

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Arora, J.S. (1989). Interactive Design Optimization of Structural Systems. In: Eschenauer, H.A., Thierauf, G. (eds) Discretization Methods and Structural Optimization — Procedures and Applications. Lecture Notes in Engineering, vol 42. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-83707-4_2

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