Sponsored by the Technical Committee on Structural Design of the Technical Administrative Committee on Analysis and Computation of the Technical Activities Divi

The author offers a systematic and careful development of many aspects of structural optimization, particularly for beams and plates. Some of the results are ne

In a global climate where engineers are increasingly under pressure to make the most of limited resources, there are huge potential financial and environmental

"During the last two decades, research on structural optimization became increasingly concerned with two aspects: the application of general numeri cal methods

Uncertainties play a dominant role in the design and optimization of structures and infrastructures. In optimum design of structural systems due to variations o