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

dc.contributor.advisorSiddall, J.N.en_US
dc.contributor.authorWu, Zhangen_US
dc.contributor.departmentMechanical Engineeringen_US
dc.date.accessioned2014-06-18T16:36:52Z
dc.date.available2014-06-18T16:36:52Z
dc.date.created2010-06-01en_US
dc.date.issued1987-08en_US
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.description.degreeDoctor of Philosophy (PhD)en_US
dc.identifier.otheropendissertations/2086en_US
dc.identifier.other2813en_US
dc.identifier.other1338276en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11375/6779
dc.subjectMechanical Engineeringen_US
dc.subjectMechanical Engineeringen_US
dc.titleAutomated Structural Optimization Using the Finite Element Method and an Expert Systemen_US
dc.typethesisen_US

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