Optimal Shape Design is concerned with the optimization of some performance criterion dependent (besides the constraints of the problem) on the "shape" of some

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This book provides theories on non-parametric shape optimization problems, systematically keeping in mind readers with an engineering background. Non-parametric

The study of optimal shape design can be arrived at by asking the following question: "What is the best shape for a physical system?" This book is an applicatio

In the past, the possibilities of structural optimization were restricted to an optimal choice of profiles and shape. Further improvement can be obtained by sel