ABSTRACT

"This book concerns matter that is intrinsically difficult: convex optimization, complementarity and duality, nonsmooth analysis, linear and nonlinear programming, etc. The author has skillfully introduced these and many more concepts, and woven them into a seamless whole by retaining an easy and consistent style throughout. The book is not all the

part I|2 pages

Convex Optimization over Symmetric Cone

chapter 2|34 pages

Optimality and Duality

chapter 3|24 pages

Applications in Structural Engineering

part II|2 pages

Cable Networks: An Example in Nonsmooth Mechanics

part III|2 pages

Numerical Methods

chapter 6|18 pages

Algorithms for Conic Optimization

chapter 7|24 pages

Numerical Analysis of Cable Networks

part IV|2 pages

Problems in Nonsmooth Mechanics

chapter 8|42 pages

Masonry Structures

chapter 9|58 pages

Planar Membranes

chapter 10|40 pages

Frictional Contact Problems

chapter 11|30 pages

Plasticity