Haslinger J., Mäkinen R.A.E. Introduction to shape optimization: theory, approximation, and computation

Springer, 2008. — 211 p. Mechanical and structural engineers have always strived to make as efficient use of material as possible, e.g. by making structures as light as possible yet able to carry the loads subjected to them. In the past, the search for more efficient structures was a trial-and-error process. However, in the last two decades computational tools based on...