Topology Design of Structures: NATO Science Series E:, cartea 227

I - Topology design of discrete structures.- Fundamental Properties of Optimal Topologies.- Topology Optimization of Three Dimensional Trusses.- Two Nonsmooth Approaches to Simultaneous Geometry and Topology Design of Trusses.- Minimax Compliance Truss Topology Subject to Multiple Loading.- An Interior Point Algorithm for Truss Topology Design.- Truss Topology Optimization with Stress and Displacement Constraints.- II - Discrete design and selection problems.- Discrete Valued Optimal Design Problems.- Discrete Optimal Design Using a Genetic Algorithm.- Lay-out and Sizing Design of Civil Engineering Structures in Accordance with the Eurocodes.- Genetic Algorithms in Structural Topology Optimization.- Optimal Placement of Actuators and other Peripherals for Large Space Structures.- Passive/Active Strut Placement by Integer Programming.- III - The homogenization method for topology design.- Topology and Generalized Layout Optimization of Elastic Structures.- Topology Optimization and Optimal Shape Design using Homogenization.- A Displacement-Based Topology Design Method with Self-Adaptive Layered Materials.- A Numerical Algorithm for Topology and Shape Optimization.- IV - Alternative methods for topology design of continuum structures.- Layout Theory for Grid-type Structures.- Topology Optimization using Iterative Continuum-Type Optimality Criteria (COC) Methods for Discretized Systems.- Some Explorations in the Genesis of Structures.- V - Boundary shape design methods.- Imbedding / Control Approach for Solving Optimal Shape Design Problems.- Applications of Material Derivative Method.- Optimal Design of Thin Laminated Composite Structures.- VI- Relaxation and optimal shape design.- Why Does It Seem Difficult to Avoid Homogenization Type Methods in Order to Change Topologyin Shape Optimization.- Existence Via Relaxation for Some Domain Optimization Problems.- Extremal Eigenvalue Problems for Starlike Drums.- VII - Effective media theory and optimal design.- On the Strength of Composite Materials: Variational Bounds and Computational Aspects.- Effective Properties for Non-Linear Composite Materials: Computational Aspects.- The Warping and the Torsion Problems in a Quasi-Periodically Perforated Domain.- VIII - Extending the scope of topology design.- Optimum Layout and Shape of Plate Structures using Homogenization.- Optimal Reliability Design of Plates..- Topology Optimization of Linear Elastic Structures Subjected to Thermal Loads.- Truss Topology Design for Elastic/Softening Materials.- Decision Makings for Initial Designs Made of Advanced Materials.- IX - Topology design in a computer aided design environment..- Integrating Topology and Boundary Variations Design Methods in a CAD system.- Integrated Structural Optimization System.- X - Aspects of topology design.- Topology Design of Discrete Structures.- An Optimization-Based Approach to the Domain Decomposition Problem in Parallel Finite Element Analysis.- Stability of Optimal Structures of Elastic Composites.