{"product_id":"9780784406366","title":"Recent Advances in Optimal Structural Design","description":"\u003cp\u003eSponsored by the Technical Committee on Structural Design of the Technical Administrative Committee on Analysis and Computation of the Technical Activities Division of the Structural Engineering Institute of ASCE.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis report documents the dramatic new developments in the field of structural optimization over the last two decades. Changes in both computational techniques and applications can be seen by developments in computational methods and solution algorithms, the role of optimization during the various stages of structural design, and the stochastic nature of design in relation to structural optimization. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTopics include: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e methods for discrete variable structural optimization; \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e decomposition methods in structural optimization; \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e state of the art on the use of genetic algorithms in design of steel structures; \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e conceptual design optimization of engineering structures; \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e topology and geometry optimization of trusses and frames; \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e evolutionary structural optimization; \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e design and optimization of semi-rigid framed structures; \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e optimized performance-based design for buildings; \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e multi-objective optimum design of seismic-resistant structures; and \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e reliability- and cost-oriented optimal bridge maintenance planning. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe book concludes with an extensive bibliography of journal papers on structural optimization published between 1987 and 1999. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"American Society of Civil Engineers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47026002231536,"sku":"9780784406366","price":53.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780784406366","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}