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Design optimization as an engineering tool

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A number of examples on design optimization from different disciplines such as structural mechanics, manufacturing costs, fluid flow, acoustics, topology, mechanical systems and environmental load are presented. All examples have Swedish or Danish origin. Techniques to solve certain special optimization problems are discussed. Some of those are multiple loading cases in shape optimization problems involving contact zones, production tolerance sensitivity design, volume dependence and fail safe design.

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Esping, B. Design optimization as an engineering tool. Structural Optimization 10, 137–152 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01742585

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