Journal: Engineering Optimization

Found 669 papers in total
Nonlinear optimal control and optimal parameter selection by a modified reduced gradient method
1997,
An efficient method is described for handling the optimal control and optimal...
A procedure to select the best material combinations and optimally design hybrid composite plates for minimum weight and cost
1997,
The optimal layup with least weight or cost for a symmetrically laminated plate...
Towards generalized shape and topology optimization
1997,
The computational procedures of structural optimization are a combination of several...
New developments in structural optimization using adaptive mesh refinement and multipoint approximations
1997,
Combining Shape Optimization (SO) with Adaptive Mesh Refinement (AMR) potentially...
Share optimization of a two-dimensional body subjected to several loading conditions
1997,
An algorithm for shape optimization based on simultaneous solution of the equations...
Multiobjective optimal design of a simplified P4R mechanism
1996,
A simplified P4R mechanism, which is believed to be new, is presented. This mechanism...
A study of concurrent decision-making protocols in the design of a metal cutting tool using monotonicity arguments
1996,
In this paper, the objective is to study game-theoretic approaches for concurrent...
A direct treatment of distributed loads in the collapse analysis and design of rigid frames
1996,
The rigid–plastic analysis and minimum weight design of planar bending frames is...
Shape optimization with Adaptive Mesh Refinement: Target error selection strategies
1997,
The multi-point approximation method in conjunction with Adaptive Mesh Refinement...
A simplex-based approach to a class of problems associated with truss design
1997,
Determination of the cross-sectional areas of the members of a structural truss in...
Minimum-weight design of compressively loaded stiffened panels for postbuckling response
1997,
A computationally efficient procedure, NLPANOPT, is developed for the optimal design...
Minimizing maximum completion time in a two-batch-processing-machine flowshop with dynamic arrivals allowed
1997,
This paper considers a scheduling problem concerned with a flowshop composed of two...
Replacement of technology when a new technological breakthrough is expected
1996,
A replacement problem is presented in which two technologies are involved. One...
Sparse matrix algorithm for minimum weight design of large structures
1996,
Exploiting the zeros inside the sparse global stiffness matrix of a large space...
Locating a distance-dependent facility on an undirected network with continuous link weights
1996,
This paper considers two problems of locating a facility on an undirected network with...
A global optimization algorithm based on the new filled function method and the genetic algorithm
1996,
An efficient and reliable optimization algorithm is proposed by combining the...
The Explicit Approximation Method for design optimization problems with implicit constraints
1996,
The Explicit Approximation Method for design optimization problems with implicit...
Activity analysis: Simplifying optimal design problems through qualitative partitioning
1996,
Activity analysis is introduced as a means to strategically cut away subspaces of a...
Development of a grey critical path method for construction planning
1997,
A grey critical path method has been developed and applied to a hypothetical case...
Optimal structural topology design using the homogenization method with multiple constraints
1996,
In applications of the homogenization method for optimal structural topology design...
A mathematical programming approach for generating alternatives in discrete structural optimization
1997,
Structural design, like other complex decision problems, involves many tradeoffs among...
Optimal design of accelerated degradation tests for estimating mean lifetime at the use condition
1997,
In an accelerated degradation test, higher-than-normal stress levels are employed to...
A note on weighted criteria methods for compromise solutions in multi-objective optimization
1996,
A common multi-objective optimization approach forms the objective function from...
A quasi-Monte Carlo method for multicriteria design optimization
1996,
The Quasi-Random Weighed Criteria method is proposed for multicriteria design...
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