Thirty years of modern structural optimization. Vanderplaats, G. N. Advances in Engineering Software, 16(2):81–88, 1993.
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Modern structural optimization began in earnest in 1960 when Schmit first combined finite element analysis with nonlinear numerical optimization methods to create what he called `Structural Synthesis'. Since that time, the methods have been continually developed and improved, so that today we can say that this technology has matured to become a practical design tool. The purpose here is to review the history of structural optimization and to identify the present state of the art.
@Article{Vanderplaats1993a,
    author      = {G. N. Vanderplaats},
    title       = {Thirty years of modern structural optimization},
    doi         = {10.1016/0965-9978(93)90052-U},
    issn        = {0965-9978},
    journal     = {Advances in Engineering Software},
    keywords    = {structural optimization, automated design, structural synthesis, design software},
    number      = {2},
    pages       = {81--88},
    volume      = {16},
    year        = {1993},
    abstract    = {Modern structural optimization began in earnest in 1960 when Schmit first combined finite element analysis with nonlinear numerical optimization methods to create what he called `Structural Synthesis'. Since that time, the methods have been continually developed and improved, so that today we can say that this technology has matured to become a practical design tool. The purpose here is to review the history of structural optimization and to identify the present state of the art.}
}

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