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A Study on the Techniques of Configuration Optimization  

Choi, Byoung Han (전북대학교 부설 공학연구원 공업기술연구센타)
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Journal of Korean Society of Steel Construction / v.16, no.6, 2004 , pp. 819-832 More about this Journal
Abstract
This study describes an efficient and facile method for configuration optimum design of structures. One of the ways to achieve numerical shape representation and the selection of design variables is using the design element concept. Using this technique, the number of design variables could be drastically reduced. Isoparametric mapping was utilized to automatically generate the finite element mesh during the optimization process, and this made it possible to easily calculate the derivatives of the coordinates of generated finite element nodes w.r.t. the design variables. For the structural analysis, finite element analysis was adopted in the optimization procedure, and two different techniques(the deterministic method, a modified method of feasible direction; and the stochastic method, a genetic algorithms) were applied to obtain the minimum volumes and section areas for an efficient configuration optimization procedure. Futhermore, spline interpolation was introduced to present a realistic optimum configuration that meet the manufacturing requirements. According to the results of several numerical examples(steel structures), the two techniques suggested in this study simplified the process of configuration optimum design of structures, and yielded improved objective function values with a robust convergence rate. This study's applicability and capability have therefore been demonstrated.
Keywords
Deterministic Optimization Method; Stochastic Optimization Method; Modified Method of Feasible Direction; Genetic Algorithms Configuration Optimization; Design Elements; Isoparametric Mapping;
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