Special Session 9 OPTIMIZATION OF STRUCTURES AND COMPONENTS (SS9)

TOPICS

Basic Numerical Optimization Techniques
Sensitivity Analysis
Derivative-Free Methods for Engineering Optimization
Engineering Optimization with Mathematical Programming Techniques
Size, Shape and Topology Optimization
Inverse and Identification Problems
Multidisciplinary Design Optimization
Multiobjective Optimization
Robust, Performance-Based and Reliability-Based Structural Optimization under Uncertainty
Topological Gradient and Optimization
Level-Set Method
Nature Inspired Techniques for Structural Design
Optimization and Identification Problems
Optimization using Surrogate Models

PUBLICATION
info will be available soon!

ORGANISER(S)

Prof. Pablo A. Muñoz-Rojas State University of Santa Catarina,
Brazil
pablo.amr@gmail.com

OPENING TALK:
‘Application of the Novel Implementation of Asymptotic Homogenization (NIAH) to Model Frame-Like Periodic Materials using Rod and Beam Elements’
Abstract (PDF)
Prof. Miguel Vaz Jr. State University of Santa Catarina,
Brazil
miguel.vaz@udesc.br

INTRODUCTORY TALK:
‘A Hybrid Multi-Objective Optimisation Approach to Identification of Mechanical and Moisture Transfer Parameters associated with Timber Drying’
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INVITED SPEAKER(S)

‘Concurrent Topology Optimisation Framework for Minimum Compliance: Formulation, Implementation and Experimental Validation’ Dr. Bruno Christoff
Technical University of Dresden,
Germany
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‘Topology Optimization with Stress Constraints using the Augmented Lagrangian Method: A Comparative Analysis of Optimization Strategies’ Dr. Gustavo Assis da Silva
Örebro University,
Sweden
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‘Efficient Simulation of Free Vibrations of Ropeways: from Single to Multiple Spans’ Dr. Markus Wenin
CPE Computational Physics and Engineering,
Italy
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