Discretization Methods and Structural Optimization - Procedures and Applications

The main subject of this GAMM-Seminar is research in the field of discretization methods and structural optimization. The topics are procedures, strategies and algorithms for structural optimization based on modern discretization techniques. In particular, sensitivity and mesh-generation, large-scale structural systems and decomposition for finite element systems are covered. Structural optimization is presented as multipurpose and multistage optimization. Optimal design and shape optimization are treated in analytical form and as an interactive process. Finally, knowledge-based algorithms for design optimization and expert systems are discussed.