A unified approach to various problems of structural optimization is presented. It is based on
a combination of mathematical models of different complexity. The models describe the …

It is shown how existing methods based on optimality criteria can be generalized using a first
order approximation for all the constraints. In this case, these methods can be presented as …

A unified approach to various problems of structural optimization, based on approximation
concepts, is presented. The approach is concerned with the development of the iterative …

This book was developed while teaching a graduate course at several universities in the
United States. Europe and Israel. during the last two decades. The purpose of the book is to …

A brief review of the structural optimization literature and a description of the present status
of optimization methods are presented. The scope of the review is limited and does not …

Some approximation concepts, intended to reduce the computational effort during
optimization of structural systems, are presented. High quality approximations of the …

The objective of this paper is to investigate the efficiency of various optimization methods
based on mathematical programming and evolutionary algorithms for solving structural …

Realistic problems of structural optimization are characterized by non-linearity, non-
convexity and by continuous and/or discrete design variables. There are non-linear …

A survey of problems of optimum design of structures and materials is presented with the
main emphasis on fundamental aspects and on current methods and capabilities for …

For FE-based structural optimization systems, a large variety of different numerical
algorithms is available, eg sequential linear programming, sequential quadratic …