RUI: Analysis of Optimal Design
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In designing structures or mechanical systems subject to variable               dynamic loads, such as wind gusts or earth tremors, the theoretical             results for the optimal shapes exhibit a pattern of discontinuous               solutions.  These theoretical predictions are not supported by                  numerical results.  In addition, when a structural shape is designed to         meet a worst-case, the resulting design has a new worst-case.  If the           design is modified to meet the new worst-case, the worst-case again             shifts.  There is no guarantee that this process will converge to an            optimal design.  A method of simultaneous optimization and control is           developed in contrast to the iterative method described above.  Such a          procedure would lead to more robust designs and would free the designer         from fruitless iterations during the design process.
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