Book: "Structural Seismic Design Optimization and Earthquake Engineering: Formulations and Applications", Eds: V. Plevris, Ch. Ch. Mitropoulou, N.D. Lagaros, IGI Global, 2012.

Description

Throughout the past few years, there has been extensive research done on structural design in terms of optimization methods or problem formulation. But, much of this attention has been on the linear elastic structural behavior, under static loading condition. Such a focus has left researchers scratching their heads as it has led to vulnerable structural configurations. What researchers have left out of the equation is the element of seismic loading. It is essential for researchers to take this into account in order to develop earthquake resistant real-world structures.

Structural Seismic Design Optimization and Earthquake Engineering: Formulations and Applications focuses on the research around earthquake engineering, in particular, the field of implementation of optimization algorithms in earthquake engineering problems. Topics discussed within this book include, but are not limited to, simulation issues for the accurate prediction of the seismic response of structures, design optimization procedures, soft computing applications, and other important advancements in seismic analysis and design where optimization algorithms can be implemented. Readers will discover that this book provides relevant theoretical frameworks in order to enhance their learning on earthquake engineering as it deals with the latest research findings and their practical implementations, as well as new formulations and solutions.

Reviews and Testimonials

"In this resource, civil engineers from around the world show how tools of optimum design developed for linear elastic structure behavior can be applied in designing earthquake- resistant structures. Their topics include discrete variable structural optimization of systems under stochastic earthquake excitation, assessing the damage in inelastic structures under simulated critical earthquakes, and overall conceptual seismic design and local seismic capacity design for bridges..."

– Book News Inc., Research Book News, 2012

Topics Covered

• Design optimization in earthquake engineering
• Life cycle cost structural analysis
• Optimal seismic performance-based design of structures
• Optimization algorithms
• Performance-based structural design
• Reliability based design optimization
• Robust design optimization
• Structural optimization

Publisher

This book is published by IGI Global (formerly Idea Group Inc.), publisher of the “Information Science Reference” (formerly Idea Group Reference), “Medical Information Science Reference,” “Business Science Reference,” and “Engineering Science Reference” imprints. For additional information regarding the publisher, please visit www.igi-global.com.