Author	Bendsรธe, Martin P. author
Title	Optimization of Structural Topology, Shape, and Material [electronic resource] / by Martin P. Bendsรธe
Imprint	Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 1995
Connect to	http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-03115-5
Descript	XI, 273 p. 139 illus. online resource

In the past, the possibilities of structural optimization were restricted to an optimal choice of profiles and shape. Further improvement can be obtained by selecting appropriate advanced materials and by optimizing the topology, i.e. finding the best position and arrangment of structural elements within a construction. The optimization of structural topology permits the use of optimization algorithms at a very early stage of the design process. The method presented in this book has been developed by Martin Bendsoe in cooperation with other researchers and can be considered as one of the most effective approaches to the optimization of layout and material design

1 The homogenization approach to topology design -- 2 Optimized energy functionals for the design of topology and shape -- 3 Extremal energy functionals for a free parametrization of material, shape and topology -- 4 Topology design of truss structures -- 5 Extensions of topology design methodologies -- 6 Bibliographical notes -- References -- Author index

1. Engineering
2. System theory
3. Physics
4. Mechanics
5. Mechanics
6. Applied
7. Engineering design
8. Civil engineering
9. Engineering
10. Civil Engineering
11. Theoretical and Applied Mechanics
12. Engineering Design
13. Mathematical Methods in Physics
14. Numerical and Computational Physics
15. Systems Theory
16. Control