Mechanical Engineering, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore 560 012, India
Optimization hinders evolution!
ME256 Variational methods and structural optimization Jan.-May, 2012
Instructor: G. K. Ananthasuresh, Room 106, ME Building, suresh at mecheng.iisc.ernet.in
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Homework #7
Assigned: Mar. 13, 2012
Due: Mar. 60, 2012
Points: 40
Additional points for work that is beyond instructor's expectation!

  1. 60 points
    Write Matlab code for solving structural optimization of straight beams with different boundary conditions, and stiffest for given volume.