Optimization

• Optimization
• Scope
• Solving
  • General purpose approach
  • Curve fitting using least squares
• Optimization tutorials (TD)
  • The Rosenbrock function
    • Questions
  • Curve fitting
• Practical work: optimizing a bridge structure
  • Installation of the truss package
  • Building the bridge structure
    • Detailed results at the nodes
    • Detailed results on the bars
    • Dead (or structural) mass
  • Questions

Practical work (TP) notebook file can be downloaded here:

• Optimization_practical_work.ipynb