JAWAHARLAL NEHRU TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY HYDERABAD

Course Outcomes

At the end of the course, students will be able to

• 1. Use Variational principle for optimization
• 2. Apply optimization techniques to structural steel and concrete members.
• 3. Design using frequency constraint.

UNIT - I

Introduction: Simultaneous Failure Mode and Design, Classical External Problems.

UNIT - II

Calculus of Variation: Variational Principles with Constraints,

UNIT - III

Linear Programming, Integer Programming, Nonlinear Programming, Dynamic Programming,

UNIT - IV

Geometric Programming and Stochastic Programming.

UNIT - V

Applications: Structural Steel and Concrete Members, Trusses and Frames. Design: Frequency Constraint, Design of Layouts.

REFERENCE BOOKS:

• 1. Elements of Structural Optimization, Haftka, Raphael T., Gürdal, Zafer, Springer.
• 2. Variational methods for Structural optimization, Cherkaev Andrej, Springer R19 M.TECH STRUCTURAL ENGG. M.TECH.- I YEAR- II SEMESTER STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING