Structural Optimization

Code:

MEST105

Acronym:

OE

Instance: 1999/2000 - 2T

Active?	Yes
Web Page:	http://civil.fe.up.pt/pub/apoio/Mestr_Estr/oe/mstrEstr_oe.htm
Course/CS Responsible:	Master in Structures Of Civil Engineering

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
MEST	15	MEST/99	1	1,5	4	-

Teaching language

Portuguese

Main Bibliography

Apontamentos da disciplina preparados por Alvaro F. M. Azevedo.
Vanderplaats, G. N. - Numerical Optimization Techniques for Engineering Design: with Applications, McGraw-Hill, 1984.
Azevedo, A. F. M. - Optimização de Estruturas com Comportamento Linear e Não Linear, Dissertação para Doutoramento em Engenharia Civil, Faculdade de Engenharia da Universidade do Porto, 1994.
Arora, J. S. - Introduction to Optimum Design, McGraw-Hill, 1989.

Complementary Bibliography

Gill, P. E.; Murray, W.; Wright, M. H. - Practical Optimization, Academic Press, 1981.
Haftka, R. T.; Gurdal, Z. - Elements of Structural Optimization, 3rd Edition, Kluwer Academic Publishers, 1991.
Luenberger, D. G. - Linear and Nonlinear Programming, 2nd Edition, Addison-Wesley, 1984.