Automated Structural Optimization Using the Finite Element Method and an Expert System

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dc.contributor.advisor	Siddall, J.N.	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Wu, Zhang	en_US
dc.date.accessioned	2014-06-18T16:36:52Z	-
dc.date.available	2014-06-18T16:36:52Z	-
dc.date.created	2010-06-01	en_US
dc.date.issued	1987-08	en_US
dc.identifier.other	opendissertations/2086	en_US
dc.identifier.other	2813	en_US
dc.identifier.other	1338276	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/11375/6779	-
dc.description.abstract	<p>This thesis describes the development of a software system, which integrates the optimization, finite element, expert system and computer aided design techniques to achieve a highly automatic structural design.</p> <p>New knowledge has been developed for the theory of expert systems, including an knowledge acquisition approach by linear programming and machine learning.</p> <p>Several algorithms have been developed to increase the efficiency of the finite element based optimization.</p>	en_US
dc.subject	Mechanical Engineering	en_US
dc.subject	Mechanical Engineering	en_US
dc.title	Automated Structural Optimization Using the Finite Element Method and an Expert System	en_US
dc.type	thesis	en_US
dc.contributor.department	Mechanical Engineering	en_US
dc.description.degree	Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)	en_US
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