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Title: Optimum beam design via stochastic programming (English)
Author: Žampachová, Eva
Author: Popela, Pavel
Author: Mrázek, Michal
Language: English
Journal: Kybernetika
ISSN: 0023-5954
Volume: 46
Issue: 3
Year: 2010
Pages: 571-582
Summary lang: English
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Category: math
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Summary: The purpose of the paper is to discuss the applicability of stochastic programming models and methods to civil engineering design problems. In cooperation with experts in civil engineering, the problem concerning an optimal design of beam dimensions has been chosen. The corresponding mathematical model involves an ODE-type constraint, uncertain parameter related to the material characteristics and multiple criteria. As a~result, a~multi-criteria stochastic nonlinear optimization model is obtained. It has been shown that two-stage stochastic programming offers a~promising approach to solving similar problems. A~computational scheme for this type of problems is proposed, including discretization methods for random elements and ODE constraint. An approximation is derived to implement the mathematical model and solve it in GAMS. The solution quality is determined by an interval estimate of the optimality gap computed by a~Monte Carlo bounding technique. The parametric analysis of a~multi-criteria model results in efficient frontier computation. Furthermore, a~progressive hedging algorithm is implemented and tested for the selected problem in view of the future possibilities of parallel computing of large engineering problems. Finally, two discretization methods are compared by using GAMS and ANSYS. (English)
Keyword: optimum engineering design
Keyword: stochastic programming
Keyword: multi-objective programming
Keyword: Monte Carlo methods
Keyword: progressive hedging algorithm
MSC: 49M27
MSC: 65C05
MSC: 74K10
MSC: 90C15
MSC: 90C29
MSC: 90C90
idZBL: Zbl 1201.90145
idMR: MR2676092
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Date available: 2010-09-13T17:06:34Z
Last updated: 2013-09-21
Stable URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10338.dmlcz/140770
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