Issue 2/2015
Content (13 Articles)
RESEARCH PAPER
Thickness filters for gradient based multi-material and thickness optimization of laminated composite structures
René Sørensen, Erik Lund
RESEARCH PAPER
The effect of ignoring dependence between failure modes on evaluating system reliability
Chanyoung Park, Nam H. Kim, Raphael T. Haftka
RESEARCH PAPER
L-dominance: An approximate-domination mechanism for adaptive resolution of Pareto frontiers
B. J. Hancock, T. B. Nysetvold, C. A. Mattson
RESEARCH PAPER
Extension of concurrent subspace optimization to structural optimization of product families
Jun Zou, Wei-Xing Yao, Tian-Xiang Xia
RESEARCH PAPER
Sensitivity analysis and optimization of eigenmode localization in continuum systems
Zhengfang Zhang, Weifeng Chen, Xiaoliang Cheng
Open Access
RESEARCH PAPER
Efficient global robust optimization of unconstrained problems affected by parametric uncertainties
Samee ur Rehman, Matthijs Langelaar
RESEARCH PAPER
A two-stage stochastic PDE-constrained optimization approach to vibration control of an electrically conductive composite plate subjected to mechanical and electromagnetic loads
D. Chernikov, P. Krokhmal, O. I. Zhupanska, C. L. Pasiliao
RESEARCH PAPER
Predictive quantification of surrogate model fidelity based on modal variations with sample density
Ali Mehmani, Souma Chowdhury, Achille Messac
BRIEF NOTE
Probability of failure sensitivity with respect to decision variables
Sylvain Lacaze, Loïc Brevault, Samy Missoum, Mathieu Balesdent
INDUSTRIAL APPLICATION
Discrete sizing optimization of steel trusses under multiple displacement constraints and load cases using guided stochastic search technique
S. Kazemzadeh Azad, O. Hasançebi
INDUSTRIAL APPLICATION
Structural mass reduction by integrating active material in direct drive generator design
J. N. Stander, G. Venter, M. J. Kamper