ENGINEERING DESIGN OPTIMIZATION                                                  FALL 2000

MULTIDISCIPLINARY DESIGN OPTIMIZATION (MDO)

                             

Course No:               AOE/ESM 4084

 

Index No:                  AOE 90252, ESM 92178;

                                   2:00-3:15 T, Th - 212 Holden Hall

 

Instructor:                 Z. Gürdal, 322-C Norris Hall, Phone: 231-5905,

                                   Email: zgurdal@vt.edu

                                   List-serve address: AOE-ESM-4084 (to be created)

 

Office Hours:            To be decided

 

Course Contents:     Formulation of an optimum design problem, and introduction to optimum design concepts and multidisciplinary design optimization.  Use of mathe­matical programming methods for engineering design optimization includ­ing linear programming, sequential linear programming, random search, and gradient based search techniques.  Applications to variety of engineer­ing and multidisciplinary design problems.  Mathematica will be heavily used throughout the semester, and students are expected to use it for the solution of many homework assignments.  In addition, a finite element based design optimization program will be used.

 

Prerequisite:             Math 2214, 2224.

 

Text:                          “Numerical Optimization Techniques for Engineering Design” by G. Vanderplaats, McGraw-Hill, 1984 (Copies will be arranged through V&RD Inc., along with GENESIS optimization software).

 

Reference Book:      “Elements of Structural Optimization” by R. T. Haftka and Z. Gürdal, Klu­wer Academic Publishers, Boston, 1993.

 

Exams:                      There will be two term exams and a final.  The final exam will be compre­hensive.  The term and the final exams are closed book, closed notes, and may include multiple-choice and/or true-false type questions.  One page for­mula sheet for each term exams is allowed.

 

Honor Code:             The Honor Code will be strictly enforced.  All assignments submitted shall be considered graded work, unless otherwise noted.  All aspects of your course work are covered by the honor System.  Honesty in your academic work will develop into professional integrity.  The faculty and students of Virginia Tech will not tolerate any form of academic dis­honesty.

 

Final Grade Calc.:    Homework:                                                                                    35%

                                   Term Exams:                                                                          20 + 20%

                                   Final Exam:                                                                                     25%

                                   Possible Projects:                                 Depending on individual interests.