Makoto Ohsaki, Kiyohiro Ikeda ... 269 pages - Publisher: Springer; (June, 2007) ... Language: English - ISBN-10: 0387681833 - ISBN-13: 978-0567088147 ...This book focuses on the optimization of a geometrically-nonlinear structure under stability constraint. It presents a deep insight into optimization-based and computer-assisted stability design of discrete structures. Coverage combines design sensitivity analysis developed in structural optimization and imperfection-sensitivity analysis developed in stability analysis.