.... Sensitivity evaluation Structural optimization Non‐linear response Structural optimization is known to be the generator of highly specialized, but extremely sensitive structures. This may be avoided by changing the definition of the optimization problem, e.g. including the parameter sensitivity...

...: the numerical calculation of the primal and dual solutions u and λ; the discretization of the domain Ω and the definition of the corresponding vector field V; and the calculation of the derivative using (44). © MCB UP Limited 2001 Shape optimization Acoustics Sensitivity evaluation...

... of the paper is concerned with the sensitivity analysis of damage indices with respect to support or mass location. The second part deals with the identification problem for which the specific examples are treated. © MCB UP Limited 2001 Beams Plate structures Frequency Sensitivity evaluation...

... 2000 Finite element Shells Plates Design Sensitivity evaluation ...

... and I_dev: = I ‐ 1/3δ⊗δ. The following set of equations (3) defines the evolution for the internal “strain like” variables: (3) Optimization Parameter estimation Sensitivity evaluation Viscoplasticity The work addresses a viscoplastic model as described...