Optimization of Structures Under Crash and Impact - Softcover

KURTARAN, HASAN

 
9783639004694: Optimization of Structures Under Crash and Impact
Softcover
ISBN 10: 3639004698 ISBN 13: 9783639004694
Publisher: VDM Verlag Dr. Müller, 2009

Synopsis

Optimization methods are increasingly used to design structures. Structural optimization with linear static analysis is pretty much mature in methodology and therefore several codes now have optimization capability for linear analysis. This is in contrast to optimization with crash and impact responses encountered in automotive, defense, transportation safety and other fields. Impact responses do not present simplicities as with linear static responses. They are highly nonlinear and noisy (i.e. non smooth) preventing the use of conventional optimization methods based on gradients or sensitivities. Also, impact analyses are usually computationally costly. Such difficulties motivated the development of effective and efficient methods for impact optimization. This book elaborates structural optimization procedure under crash and impact loading. For this purpose, analysis and optimization methods are discussed in detail. Impact optimization problems are solved from several areas.

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About the Author

Dr. Hasan Kurtaran received B.Sc and M.Sc degrees in Aeronautical Eng from Istanbul Technical University. He obtained D.Sc degree at Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Eng from the George Washington University, USA. Dr. Kurtaran is currently Assist Prof. at Department of Mechanical Engineering at Gebze Institute of Technology, Turkey.

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Publisher
VDM Verlag Dr. Müller
Publication date
2009
Language
English
ISBN 10 
3639004698
ISBN 13 
9783639004694
Binding
Paperback
Number of pages
152