Statistical physics of structural design

In this thesis, problems of structural optimisation are approached through analytic and computational techniques. A particular focus is the effect of hierarchical design. The first chapter forms an introduction for the reader. Chapter 2 investigates the optimisation of elastic support on a buckling...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Rayneau-Kirkhope, D.J.
Format: Thesis (University of Nottingham only)
Language:English
Published: 2012
Online Access:https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/12751/