Mechanical Engineering, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore 560 012, India
Optimization hinders evolution!
ME256 Variational methods and structural optimization Jan.-May, 2008
Instructor: G. K. Ananthasuresh, Room 106, ME Building, suresh at mecheng.iisc.ernet.in
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Homework #5
Assigned: Feb. 14th, 2008
Due: Feb. 21st, 2008
Points: 20

  1. 20 points
    Write down all the generalizations of Euler-Lagrange equations along with the boundary conditins: multiple derivatives, multiple functions, multiple independent variables, global constraints, local constraints, variable end conditions including transversality conditins and Weierstrass-Erdmann corner conditions.