Structural Optimization with Uncertainties - Banichuk, N.V.; Neittaanmäki, Pekka; SpringerLink (Online service) (Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2010)
Prototype Problems -- Guaranteed Approaches -- Probabilistic Uncertainties -- Optimization in Frame of Guaranteed Approach -- Uncertainties and Worst Case Scenarios -- Optimal Design of Beams and Plates with Uncertainties -- Uncertainties in Fracture Mechanics and Optimal Design Formulations -- Beams and Plates with Brittle-Fracture Constraints -- Optimization of Axisymmetric Shells Against Brittle Fracture -- Shape and Thickness Distribution of Pressure Vessels -- Brittle and Quasi-Brittle Materials -- Gravity Forces and Snow Loading -- Damage Characteristics and Longevity Constraints -- Optimization of Shells Under Cyclic Crack Growth -- Uncertainties in Material Characteristics -- Probabilistic and Mixed Probabilistic - Guaranteed Approaches -- Some Basic Notions of Probability Theory -- Probabilistic Approaches for Incomplete Information -- Optimization Under Longevity Constraint -- Mixed Probabilistic-Guaranteed Optimal Design.
Keywords: Computational intelligence; Calculus of variations; Computer-aided engineering; Mechanics; Mechanics, Applied; Engineering design; Computational Intelligence; Calculus of Variations and Optimal Control; Optimization; Computer-Aided Engineering (CAD, CAE) and Design; Solid Mechanics; Engineering Design