Symposium on Structural Optimization.

Abstract

The document contains reports on structural engineering applications of mathematical programming techniques; Feasible direction methods; Application of linear programming techniques in the design of optimum structures; Design of ship structures by means of non-linear programming techniques; Optimization under aeroelastic constraints; Automated analysis and efficient design of real structures; Convergence in fully-stressed designing; Practical application of finite elements methods in the design of structures; The role of optimization in the design of aircraft structures; On the minimum mass layout of trusses; Structural optimization of a supersonic horizontal stabilizer; Optimum thermostructural design of thin circular cylinders; Application of computer graphics in structural design; Man-machine interactive structural analysis as a preliminary design aid; Designing disc profiles for a gas turbine engine using an interactive graphic display device; Optimization of structures with reliability constraints; and an appendix on The optimum design of shell structure for static strength, stiffness, fatigue and damage tolerance strengths. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 1970
Accession Number
AD0715483

Entities

Organizations

  • AGARD

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Engineered Resilient Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Computer Graphics
  • Computer Programming
  • Damage Tolerance
  • Engineering
  • Gas Turbines
  • Graphics
  • Horizontal Stabilizers
  • Linear Programming
  • Mathematical Programming
  • Optimization
  • Structural Analysis
  • Structural Engineering
  • Systems Engineering
  • Turbines

Fields of Study

  • Engineering
  • Physics

Readers

  • Adaptive Control and Estimation with Uncertainty in Dynamic Systems.
  • Computer Science.
  • Structural Dynamics.

Technology Areas

  • Hypersonics