Optimization And Anti-Optimization Of Structures Under Uncertainty - Softcover

Isaac Elishakoff; Makoto Ohsaki

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1848164777 ISBN 13: 9781848164772

Publisher: Icp, 2009

Synopsis

The volume presents a collaboration between internationally recognized experts on anti-optimization and structural optimization, and summarizes various novel ideas, methodologies and results studied over 20 years. The book vividly demonstrates how the concept of uncertainty should be incorporated in a rigorous manner during the process of designing real-world structures. The necessity of anti-optimization approach is first demonstrated, then the anti-optimization techniques are applied to static, dynamic and buckling problems, thus covering the broadest possible set of applications. Finally, anti-optimization is fully utilized by a combination of structural optimization to produce the optimal design considering the worst-case scenario. This is currently the only book that covers the combination of optimization and anti-optimization. It shows how various optimization techniques are used in the novel anti-optimization technique, and how the structural optimization can be exponentially enhanced by incorporating the concept of worst-case scenario, thereby increasing the safety of the structures designed in various fields of engineering.

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Review

"Many applications to the optimal structural design are presented. Since some of the criteria are based on worst case scenarios, nested or two-stage optimization problems have to be considered. The book contains many examples and a large number of references. " --Zentralblatt MATH

Edition details

• Publisher: Icp
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 1848164777
• ISBN 13: 9781848164772
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 424