Abstract: Repeated analysis or reanalysis is needed in the various stages of any design process. Reanalysis methods are intended to analyze efficiently structures that are modified due to changes in the design. The reanalysis approach ...

Abstract: A design procedure for optimizing structural topologies is presented. The member sizes are the design variables and the constraints are related to stresses, displacements, and bounds on the variables. The proposed procedure ...

Abstract: Layout or topology optimization deals with the selection of the best configuration for structural systems and constitutes one of the newest and most rapidly expanding fields of structural design, ...