Structural Optimization

by Keith M. MacBain, William R. Spillers, Keith M. Macbain

Book Overview

Structural Optimization is intended to supplement the engineer's box of analysis and design tools making optimization as commonplace as the finite element method in the engineering workplace. It begins with an introduction to structural optimization and the methods of nonlinear programming such as Lagrange multipliers, Kuhn-Tucker conditions, and calculus of variations. It then discusses solution methods for optimization problems such as the classic...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1489977740
• ISBN13: 9781489977748
• Release Date: August 2016
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.2"