Table of Contents
Opening Lecture.- Actual State of Structural Optimization.- Contributed Papers.- Interactive Design Optimization of Structural Systems.- Quasi-Optimization for Efficient Stiffness Design of Structures.- Engineering Applications of Heuristic Multilevel Optimization Methods.- Weight Optimization of Steel Frames with Consideration of Geometrical and Material Nonlinearities.- Shape Optimization as a Discrete Optimization Problem - Solution Procedures Using Continuous Approximations.- Solving Scalar Problems of Vector Optimization.- Multilevel Optimization of Large-Scale Structures in a Parallel Computing Environment.- Finite Elements and Structural Optimization - Some Aspects of Problem Formulation.- Optimization of Supporting Conditions for Columns Subjected to Nonconservative Loads.- Multi-Stage Optimization of Structures Subject to Static and Dynamic Loading.- On a Decomposition Technique within the Scope of a Design Optimization Process.- A Recursive Procedure for the Solution of Linear and Nonlinear Vector Optimization Problems.- Optimal Design of Viscoplastic Structures under Dynamic Loadings.- Application of Interactive Vector Optimization Methods with regard to Problems in Structural Mechanics.- Convex Approximation Strategies in Structural Optimization.- Preliminary Design of a Filament Wound Pressure Vessel: A Coupled Decision Support Problem.- On the Accuracy of Shape Sensitivity Derivatives.- Knowledge Acquisition for Expert System Aided Structural Optimization by means of transformation Methods and Primal Methods.- Control of the von Mises Stress with Dynamic Programming.- Some Aspects in Optimal Design Using Behaviour Models.- Multiobjective Reliability-Based Optimization of Plastic Frames.- Multipurpose Optimization of Vibrating Timoshenko Shafts.- Structural Optimization and Analysis with Program System CARAT.- Development and Application of an Optimization Procedure for Space and Aircraft Structures.- Integral Equation Methods in the Internal Structure Optimization.- Comparison of Three Levels of Formulation in a Simple Circular Plate Optimization Problem.- Mixed Elements in Optimal Design of Plates.- Dual Methods for Large-Scale Partially-Separable Nonlinear Optimization.- Optimal Design of Axisymmetric Shell Structures with Static and Dynamic Constraints.- Optimal Shape Design in Contact Problems.- Optimal Structural Design via Bound Formulation and Mathematical Programming.- Computer Aided Multicriterion Optimization System (CAMOS).- Knowledge-Based Enhancements of Active Set Strategies in Optimal Structural Design.- Optimization Method Applied to Identification of Material Parameters.- Interactive Shape Optimization with Design Elements.- Optimality Criteria for Continuous and Segment-Wise Linear Distribution of the Cross-Sectional Parameters.- Integrated Computational Considerations for Large Scale Structural Design Sensitivity Analysis and Optimization.- Simultaneous Shape and Cross-Sectional Optimization of Mechanical Structures.- A Model for Simulation and Optimization of the Metal Forming Process at Roller Levelling.- Knowledge-Based Problem Solving Systems in Structural Optimization.- A Penalty Approach for Nonlinear Optimization with Discrete Design Variables.- Entropy-Based Minimax Applications in Shape-Optimal Design.- Automatic Generation of Finite Element Meshes in Structural Optimization.- Optimization of Machine Tools - a Mixed-Discrete-Continuous Problem.- Author Index.
