Abstract: This paper considers the optimum structural design of vibrating beams in which the inertial axes and the elastic axes are noncollinear. The condition of noncollinear axes exists in structures ...

Abstract: The solution of complex constrained optimization problems is often prohibitively expensive because of the computational expense of evaluating the constraints. Under these circumstances the only ...

Abstract: This paper presents a methodology for designing optimal process parameters for forging operations. The nonlinear rigid viscoplastic finite element (FE) method is used for deformation and thermal ...

Abstract: Intense competition in the manufacturing industry is forcing major changes in cost reduction in every step of the product development cycle starting from the design conception through production. ...