Date of Award
Summer 1989
Document Type
Thesis
Department
Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering
Program/Concentration
Engineering Mechanics
Committee Director
Jean W. Hou
Committee Member
Chuh Mei
Committee Member
Stephen Cupschalk
Call Number for Print
Special Collections; LD4331.E57M44
Abstract
The method of structural topological variations is a newly developed technique for analysis of frame structures. It provides a novel method that completely avoids formulating and solving simultaneous equations, required in the finite element displacement method. The principal objective of this thesis is to investigate the method of topological variations as a possible design tool and study its applicability in the sensitivity analysis and in the process of design optimization.
A computer code was developed for this method to obtain its comparative performance against the finite element displacement method. For analysis of large structures involving frequent local modifications, the method of structural topological variations holds good promise. Its implementation was successfully shown for sensitivity analysis as well as in design optimization through the use of examples.
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DOI
10.25777/e2c4-k262
Recommended Citation
Mehta, Niki A..
"Investigating the Method of Structural Topological Variations for Sensitivity Analysis and Design Optimization"
(1989). Thesis, Old Dominion University, DOI: 10.25777/e2c4-k262
https://digitalcommons.odu.edu/mae_etds/615