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Helps to solve large-scale problems in structural analysis
Guidance for those working on “symmetry” in different fields of engineering and in particular in the field of civil and mechanical engineering
Methods helping to save costs and time
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Table of contents (12 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
About this book
Optimal analysis is defined as an analysis that creates and uses sparse, well-structured and well-conditioned matrices. The focus is on efficient methods for eigensolution of matrices involved in static, dynamic and stability analyses of symmetric and regular structures, or those general structures containing such components. Powerful tools are also developed for configuration processing, which is an important issue in the analysis and design of space structures and finite element models.
Different mathematical concepts are combined to make the optimal analysis of structures feasible. Canonical forms from matrix algebra, product graphs from graph theory and symmetry groups from group theory are some of the concepts involved in the variety of efficient methods and algorithms presented.
The algorithms elucidated in this book enable analysts to handle large-scale structural systems by lowering their computational cost, thus fulfilling the requirement for faster analysis and design of future complex systems. The value of the presented methods becomes all the more evident in cases where the analysis needs to be repeated hundreds or even thousands of times, as for the optimal design of structures by different metaheuristic algorithms.
The book is of interest to anyone engaged in computer-aided analysis and design and software developers in this field. Though the methods are demonstrated mainly through skeletal structures, continuum models have also been added to show the generality of the methods. The concepts presented are not only applicable to different types of structures but can also be used for the analysis of other systems such as hydraulic and electrical networks.
Authors and Affiliations
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, Centre of Ex. f. Fundamental Studies, Iran Univ. of Science and Technology, Tehran, Iran
Ali Kaveh
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Optimal Analysis of Structures by Concepts of Symmetry and Regularity
Authors: Ali Kaveh
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-7091-1565-7
Publisher: Springer Vienna
eBook Packages: Engineering, Engineering (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Wien 2013
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-7091-1564-0Published: 06 June 2013
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-7091-1724-8Published: 17 June 2015
eBook ISBN: 978-3-7091-1565-7Published: 16 May 2013
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XVI, 463
Topics: Solid Mechanics, Building Construction and Design, Optimization