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Optimization Formulation

The document describes the formulation of an optimization problem to minimize the cost of material for a structural design by optimizing the cross-sectional areas of its members. The design variables are the cross-sectional areas of the members A1-A4 due to symmetry. The objective is to minimize cost subject to constraints like non-negativity of areas and limiting deflection and buckling. Conditions for optimality like stationary points and local/global minima/maxima are also discussed.

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Optimization Formulation

The document describes the formulation of an optimization problem to minimize the cost of material for a structural design by optimizing the cross-sectional areas of its members. The design variables are the cross-sectional areas of the members A1-A4 due to symmetry. The objective is to minimize cost subject to constraints like non-negativity of areas and limiting deflection and buckling. Conditions for optimality like stationary points and local/global minima/maxima are also discussed.

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Optimization Formulation

An Example
Objectives
Topology: Optimal
connectivity of the
structure
Minimum cost of material:
optimal cross section of all
the members

We will consider the


second objective only
Using symmetry of the structure
The design variables are the cross A7=A1, A6=A2, A5=A3
sectional area of the members,
i.e. A1 to A7 You have only four design
variables, i.e., A1 to A4
Optimization formulation
Objective

What are the constraints?


One essential constraint is non-negativity of design variables, i.e.
A1, A2, A3, A4 >= 0

Is it complete now?
First set of constraints
Another constraint may be the
minimization of deflection at C

Another constraint is buckling of


compression members
An optimization problem

Minimize

Subject to
Minimize
Subject to
F = C1
F = C2

Infeasible
region F = C3

F = C4
Infeasible region

Infeasible
Feasible
region

Infeasible region
F = C3
Infeasible
F = C2
region

Infeasible region

F = C1
Infeasible
Feasible
region

Infeasible region
Single variable optimization
Stationary points
For a continuous and differentiable function
f(x), a stationary point x* is a point at which
the slope of the function is zero, i.e. f ʹ(x) = 0
at x = x*,

Minima Maxima Inflection point

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Relative minimum and maximum

• A function is said to have a relative or


local minimum at x = x* if f(x*)≤
f(x*+h) for all sufficiently small
positive and negative values of h, i.e.
in the near vicinity of the point x*.
• Similarly, a point x* is called a relative
or local maximum if f(x*) ≥ f(x*+h) for
all values of h sufficiently close to
zero.
• A point x* is said to be an inflection
point if the function value increases
locally as x* increases and decreases
locally as x* reduces

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Global minimum and maximum

• A function is said to have


a global or absolute
minimum at x = x* if f
(x* ) ≤ f(x) for all x in the
domain over which f(x) is
defined.
• A function is said to have
a global or absolute
maximum at x = x* if f
(x* ) ≥ f(x) for all x in the
domain over which f(x) is
defined.
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Necessary and sufficient conditions for
optimality
Necessary condition for a point to be stationary is
f ʹ(x)=0
Sufficient condition
Suppose at point x* , the first derivative is zero
and first nonzero higher derivative is denoted by
n, then
1. If n is odd, x* is an inflection point
2. If n is even, x* is a local optimum
1. If the derivative is positive, x* is a local minimum
2. If the derivative is negative, x* is a local maximum

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