An Approach to Multicriterion Optimization for Structural Design,

Abstract

In many structural design tasks the designer's goal is to minimize and/or maximize several functions simultaneously. This situation is formulated as a multicriterion optimization problem. Since optimization tasks in structural design are often modelled by means of non-linear programming, a multicriterion approach ot this programming is discussed in the paper. The problem is formulated as follows: find a vector of design variables which satisfies constraints and optimizes a vector function which represents several noncomparable criteria.

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1981
Accession Number
ADP000078

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People

  • Andrzej Osyczka

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Applied Mathematics
  • Computer Programming
  • Computing-Related Activities
  • Convex Programming
  • Interdisciplinary Science
  • Linear Programming
  • Mathematical Programming
  • Mathematics
  • Optimization

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  • Mathematics

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