TY  - BOOK
AU  - Kirsch,Uri
TI  - Optimum Structural Design: Concepts, methods, and applications 
SN  - 0070348448
AV  - TA658 KIR
PY  - 1981///
CY  - New York
PB  - McGraw-Hill
KW  - Mathematical optimization
KW  - Structural design
N1  - Includes index; Includes bibliography and references; General formulation of optimal design --
Approaches to structural design and optimization --
Structural analysis --
Reanalysis methods --
Optimality criteria methods --
Linear programming --
Nonlinear programming --
Geometric programming --
Decomposition in nonlinear programming --
Dynamic programming --
applications --
Optimization of elements --
Optimization of cross sections in Truss systems --
Optimization of cross sections in flexural systems --
General considerations ins systems optimization --
Large and continuum systems --
Optimization of geometry and topology
N2  - Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002
ER  -