Structural Optimization of Large Structural Systems by Optimality CriteriaMethods

摘要

The fundamental concepts of the optimality criteria method of structuraloptimization are presented. The effect of the separability properties of the objective and constraint functions on the optimality criteria expressions is emphasized. The single constraint case is treated first, followed by the multiple constraint case with a more complex evaluation of the Lagrange multipliers. Examples illustrate the efficiency of the method.