Structural Optimization, 5 cr

Tampere University

Teaching periods

Course code

RAK.RS.320

Language of instruction

English, Finnish

Academic years

2024–2025, 2025–2026, 2026–2027

Level of study

Advanced studies

Grading scale

General scale, 0-5

Persons responsible

Responsible teacher:

Kristo Mela

Responsible organisation

Faculty of Built Environment 100 %

Coordinating organisation

Civil Engineering Studies 100 %

- Main principles of structural optimization and practical applications

- Formulation of structural optimization problems derived from practical design situations

- Optimization of skeletal structures: sizing, geometry and topology optimization

- Fundamentals of mathematical optimization theory

- Essential solution methods: unconstrained and constrained optimization, discrete optimization

- Basic concepts of multiobjective optimization.

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Studies that include this course

Completion option 1

26.08.2024 – 08.12.2024