Table of Contents

Section 1: Advances in numerical methods; Search direction improvement for gradient-based optimization problems; Application of the sensitivity analysis of an error estimator to the generation of an adaptive remeshing strategy; A new paradigm for multidisciplinary automatic optimal design of a high speed milling cutter; A Tabu Search procedure for sensor structure optimisation; Development of numerical methods and computer code for the mathematical modelling of work piece heat transfer during processing; A nodal based evolutionary structural optimisation algorithm; The need for numerical techniques for the optimization of structures using Morphological Indicators; Section 2: Structural optimisation; Structural synthesis using the MINLP optimization approach; The optimal shape of curvilinear fibers in FRC; Topology and shape optimization using the local rule; Optimization of high tension towers by sequential linear programming with quadratic line search; Multi-level integrated structural sizing of a composite sandwich wing; Topology optimization using an adaptive genetic algorithm and a new geometric representation; Shape optimization: an analytical approach; Minimum weight shape design for the natural vibration problem of plate and shell structures; Standard dimension optimization of steel frames; Compression modelling of pin-jointed trusses; Simulated annealing optimization of walls; portal and box reinforced concrete road structures; Structural design optimization using regression techniques; Optimization of linearly distributed pre-stress in laminated cylinders; Maximum reliability design of elastic structures subject to random dynamic loads; Synthesis of trusses using the MINLP optimization approach; Optimum design of structures with limited ductility; Section 3: Optimisation in biomechanics; Improving human muscle modeling using numerical optimization; Topology optimisation of hip prosthesis to reduce stress shielding; Section 4: Optimisation in fluid structure interaction; Aeroelastic analysis and sensitivity of the fluter speed of long span suspension bridges with distributed computing; AeroElastic Design Code (AEDC) for high aspect ratio wing sizing; Exponential stability of controllers for fluid-structure interactions using reduced order system models with residual mode filters; Section 5: Optimisation in car and mechanical engineering; An integrated model for crankshaft optimal design; Using a genetic algorithm in shape optimization of the front axle bump stop for a new pickup vehicle (ZAMAYD-24F); Parameter optimization of analytic fuzzy controllers for robot manipulators; Numerical optimization of a distributor valve; Optimal multiple orientation synthesis of a planar parallel manipulator performed for different prescribed output workspaces; Methodical redesign of a semitrailer; Section 6: Industrial examples of design optimisation; A generalized optimization tool for manufacturing processes; A model for balancing sustainability versus security; Optimal design of fatigue loaded piping branch connections; Integrated engineering design of economic mine backfill systems; The optimization of an industrial pneumatic supply system; Comparison between implicit and explicit FE models for simulation of hot rod rolling; An FE computer model to investigate the effects of varying A.C. frequency and strip speed during high speed resistance seam welding of tinplate; Optimal design of a disk drive system; The CAD/CAE system of a tricone rock bit