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2022/2023 University Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

A E 641 - Structural Optimization

Units: 3

Prerequisite(s): A E 310  and A E 510 .

Analytical and numerical methods for structural optimization. Optimization problem formulation; optimization using calculus of variations; linear programming; nonlinear optimization; global optimization; generalized optimality criteria and dual methods; sensitivity analysis; multilevel and decomposition techniques; shape and topology optimization. Formerly numbered Engineering Mechanics 641.