Sensitivity analysis and optimal shape design are key issues in engineering that have been affected by advances in numerical tools currently available. This boo
This book is motivated largely by a desire to solve shape optimization prob lems that arise in applications, particularly in structural mechanics and in the opt
This book investigates the various aspects of shape optimization of two dimensional continuum structures, including shape design sensitivity analysis, structura
The efficiency and reliability of manufactured products depend on, among other things, geometrical aspects; it is therefore not surprising that optimal shape de