Title: Numerical methods and Applications of Structural Design Optimization with Software JIFEX

ome practical numerical methods of structural design optimization based on finite element analysis and sequential linear/quadratic programming algorithm, and the application example problems with the software system JIFEX will be introduced. The contents of talk includes:

• The methods of structural design optimization, particularly subject to transient response constraints such as transient dynamics and linear and nonlinear transient heat conduction problems.
• The sensitivity analysis method for transient constraints with the precise time integration algorithm.
• SLP/SQP algorithm with numerical improvements for structural optimization.
• The design modeling for general purposed structural optimization.
• Industrial application examples of structural design optimization.