This book contains the edited version of lectures and selected papers presented at the NATO ADVANCED STUDY INSTITUTE ON COMPUTER AIDED OPTIMAL DESIGN: Structural and Mechanical Systems, held in Tr6ia, Portugal, 29th June to 11th July 1986, and organized by CEMUL -Center of Mechanics and Materials of the Technical University of Lisbon. The Institute was attended by 120 participants from 21 countries, including leading scientists and engineers from universities, research institutions and industry, and Ph.D. students. Some participants presented invited and contributed papers during the Institute and almost all participated actively in discussions on scientific aspects during the Institute. The Advanced Study Institute provided a forum for interaction among eminent scientists and engineers from different schools of thought and young reseachers. The Institute addressed the foundations and current state of the art of essential techniques related to computer aided optimal design of structural and mechanical systems, namely: Vari­ ational and Finite Element Methods in Optimal Design, Numerical Optimization Techniques, Design Sensitivity Analysis, Shape Optimal Design, Adaptive Finite Element Methods in Shape Optimization, CAD Technology, Software Development Techniques, Integrated Computer Aided Design and Knowledge Based Systems. Special topics of growing importance were also pre­ sented.

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I - Variational Methods in Optimal Design.- Distributed Parameter Optimal Structural Design: Some Basic Problem Formulations and their Applications.- Structural Optimization by Variational Methods.- Minimum-Weight Plate Design Via Prager's Layout Theory.- Design of Structure and Controllers for Optimal Performance.- II - Numerical Methods in Optimal Design.- Numerical Optimization Techniques.- Finite Elements in Optimal Structural Design.- Structural Optimization Using Optimality Criteria.- Optimal Design of Elastic - Plastic Structures.- Computer - Automated Design of Building Frameworks Under Various Performance Conditions.- Optimum Control of Structures.- Minimum Weight and Optimal Control Design of Space Structures.- III - Shape Optimal Design.- Sensitivity Analysis and Optimal Design with Account for Varying Shape and Support Conditions.- Shape Design Sensitivity Analysis and Optimal Design of Structural Systems.- Adaptive Grid Design for Finite Element Analysis in Optimization.- Sensitivity Analysis in Thermoelasticity Problems.- A New Variational Approach to Structural Shape Design Sensitivity Analysis.- Design Sensitivity Analysis and Optimization of Nonlinear Structures.- Boundary Elements in Shape Optimal Design of Structural Components.- Shape Design Sensitivity Analysis Using Boundary Integral Equation for Potential Problems.- Boundary Elements in Shape Design Sensitivity Analysis of Thermoelastic Solids.- IV - Multilevel and Interdisciplinary Optimal Design.- Interdisciplinary and Multilevel Optimum Design.- V - Optimal Design of Mechanical Systems.- Design Sensitivity Analysis of Dynamic Systems.- VI - Knowledge Based Systems in Optimal Design.- Knowledge-Based Systems in Optimal Design 759.- VII - Integrated CAD/EEM/Optimization Techniques and Applications.- CAD Technology in Optimal Design.- Computer Aided Optimal Design of Elastic Structures.- Take-Off in Optimum Structural Design.- Structural Optimization of Ship Structures.- Advances in Optimal Design with Composite Materials.- Structural Optimisation in Aircraft Construction.- Weight Optimization of Aircraft Structures.- A CAD Approach to Structural Optimization.- Application of Structural Optimization Using Finite Elements.- Panel Discussion - Trends in Computer Aided Optimal Design.- Acceptance of Optimization Technology.- Computational Effort in Structural Design.- Issues of Generality, Reliability and Efficiency in Optimum Design.- Some Factors Favoring Interactive Optimal Design.- Potential of the AI Methods in Optimisation.- Design Process with Optimisation.- Future Trends in Computer Aided Optimal Design.