This book summarizes advances in a number of fundamental areas of optimization with application in engineering design. The selection of the 'best' or 'optimum' design has long been a major concern of designers and in recent years interest has grown in applying mathematical optimization techniques to design of large engineering and industrial systems, and in using the computer-aided design packages with optimization capabilities which are now available.
This book summarizes advances in a number of fundamental areas of optimization with application in engineering design. The selection of the 'best' or ...
In an increasingly competitive environment, construction professionals must ensure that efficient schedules are kept and that costs are kept to a minimum. Presenting a new construction scheduling model - CONSCOM - this book aims to provide the solution to effective construction scheduling and cost optimization. It presents a general mathematical formulation for the scheduling of construction projects and using this formula repetitive and non-repetitive tasks, work continuity considerations, multiple-crew strategies, and the effects of varying job conditions on the performance of a crew can be...
In an increasingly competitive environment, construction professionals must ensure that efficient schedules are kept and that costs are kept to a mini...
While the weight of a structure constitutes a significant part of the cost, a minimum weight design is not necessarily the minimum cost design. Little attention in structural optimization has been paid to the cost optimization problem, particularly of realistic three-dimensional structures. Cost optimization is becoming a priority in all civil engineering projects, and the concept of Life-Cycle Costing is penetrating design, manufacturing and construction organizations.
In this groundbreaking book the authors present novel computational models for cost optimization of large scale,...
While the weight of a structure constitutes a significant part of the cost, a minimum weight design is not necessarily the minimum cost design. Little...
Smart or adaptive structures are the next generation of structural systems. They are designed with embedded computer systems and sensors within them that help these structures to modify their behaviour - in effect, to react to stimuli and events during earthquakes, wind events, and blasts. A smart building or bridge, upon first sensing seismic tremors, would vibrate and sway in ways designed to keep it intact through the duration of the earthquake to come. Using the same computer technology that made smart bombs famous during the Gulf War episode, these smart structures are being built with...
Smart or adaptive structures are the next generation of structural systems. They are designed with embedded computer systems and sensors within them t...
Introduces mechanical engineers to high-performance computing using the new generation of computers with vector and parallel processing capabilities that allow the solution to problems beyond the ken of traditional computers. The chapters present an introduction and overview, explain several methodo
Introduces mechanical engineers to high-performance computing using the new generation of computers with vector and parallel processing capabilities t...
The first volume in this new series has a companion in volume 2 (unseen), Parallel processing in computational mechanics . The first six contributions present general aspects of supercomputing from both hardware and software engineering points of view. Subsequent chapters discuss homotopy algorithms
The first volume in this new series has a companion in volume 2 (unseen), Parallel processing in computational mechanics . The first six contributions...
Neurocomputing for Design Automation provides innovative design theories and computational models with two broad objectives: automation and optimization. This singular book:
Presents an introduction to the automation and optimization of engineering design of complex engineering systems using neural network computing
Outlines new computational models and paradigms for automating the complex process of design for unique engineering systems, such as steel highrise building structures
Applies design theories and models to the solution of structural design...
Neurocomputing for Design Automation provides innovative design theories and computational models with two broad objectives: automation and optimizati...
Networking of personal computers and workstations is becoming commonplace in academic and industrial environments. A cluster of workstations provides engineers with a familiar, cost-effective environment for high performance computing. However, workstations often have no dedicated link and communicate slowly on a local area network (LAN), such as the Ethernet. Thus, to effectively harness the parallel processing or distributed computing capabilities of workstations, new algorithms need to be developed with a higher computation-to-communication ratio. Distributed Computer-Aided Engineering...
Networking of personal computers and workstations is becoming commonplace in academic and industrial environments. A cluster of workstations provides ...
Explore Historic Bridge Design through the Perspective of Modern Engineering
Historic Bridges: Evaluation, Preservation, and Management provides both an admiring and a technical account of bridge engineering through an exploration of several remarkable examples. From ancient China to modern-day Minnesota, the book discusses the history and structural evaluation of bridges, as well as their preservation, and restoration. With chapters written by renowned engineers, this unique resource
Compares the techniques and materials used in building three railroad...
Explore Historic Bridge Design through the Perspective of Modern Engineering
Historic Bridges: Evaluation, Preservation, and M...
Recent estimates hypothesize that the US will need $1.6 trillion dollars for the rehabilitation, replacement, and maintenance of existing infrastructure systems within the next 20 years. Presenting a new vision and way of designing and managing the civil infrastructure of the nation, Intelligent Infrastructure: Neural Networks, Wavelets, and Chaos Theory for Intelligent Transportation Systems and Smart Structures presents the foundations of intelligent infrastructure. It presents novel technologies, methods, and detailed computational algorithms for creation of smart structures and...
Recent estimates hypothesize that the US will need $1.6 trillion dollars for the rehabilitation, replacement, and maintenance of existing infrastru...
