{"product_id":"9780792366904","title":"Applied Optimization","description":"\u003ch1\u003eApplied Optimization\u003c\/h1\u003e \u003ch2\u003eStavroulakis, Georgios E.\u003c\/h2\u003e \u003cp\u003eInverse and crack identification problems are of paramount  importance for health monitoring and quality control purposes arising  in critical applications in civil, aeronautical, nuclear, and general  mechanical engineering. Mathematical modeling and the numerical study  of these problems require high competence in computational mechanics  and applied optimization. This is the first monograph which provides  the reader with all the necessary information. Delicate computational  mechanics modeling, including nonsmooth unilateral contact effects, is  done using boundary element techniques, which have a certain advantage  for the construction of parametrized mechanical models. Both  elastostatic and harmonic or transient dynamic problems are  considered. The inverse problems are formulated as output error  minimization problems and they are theoretically studied as a bilevel  optimization problem, also known as a mathematical problem with  equilibrium constraints. Beyond classical numerical optimization, soft  computing tools (neural networks and genetic algorithms) and filter  algorithms are used for the numerical solution. \u003cbr\u003e  The book provides all the required material for the mathematical and  numerical modeling of crack identification testing procedures in  statics and dynamics and includes several thoroughly discussed  applications, for example, the impact-echo nondestructive evaluation  technique. \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cem\u003eAudience:\u003c\/em\u003e The book will be of interest to structural and  mechanical engineers involved in nondestructive testing and quality  control projects as well as to research engineers and applied  mathematicians who study and solve related inverse problems. People  working on applied optimization and soft computing will find  interesting problems to apply to their methods and all necessary  material to continue research in this field.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ch3\u003eDetails\u003c\/h3\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublished by: Springer\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublication Date: 2000-12-31\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFormat: Hardcover\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eISBN-13: 9780792366904\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDOI: 10.1007\/978-1-4615-0019-3\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDimensions: 235cm x155cm\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePages: 224\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Springer US","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44806226444428,"sku":"9780792366904","price":98.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9780792366904.jpg?v=1775681855","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9780792366904","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}