Georgiou, PGHernandez, SKoumousis, VKADS Expert is an integrated system that (a) provides suggestions about suitable optimization algorithms for a particular structural optimization problem, (b) it offers explanations and guide lines, in the form of hypertext, that refer to the optimization strategy, optimizer and one dimensional search method, (c) it produces the required gradients for the objective function and the constraints using symbolic differentiation, (d) establishes a direct linking with ADS routines and (e) it monitors the evolution of the optimization process. The system can be used as an educational tool for structural optimization and as an efficient integrated system for small to medium size optimization problems for which the objective function and the constraints are given in the form of explicit functions of the design variables. The system is a Windows application and runs quite satisfactorily on PCs. © 1994.http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/1114718717730965-99781910.1016/0965-9978(94)90014-0ISI:A1994PY73600006engELSEVIER SCI LTDAdvances in Engineering Softwareexpert systemshypertextstructural optimizationADS expertjournalArticle1994Δημοσίευση σε περιοδικόPublication in journalΛογισμικό (software)Softwareisi - Computer Science, Software Engineering includes resources that are concerned with the programs, routines, and symbolic languages that control the functioning of the hardware and direct its operation. Also covered in this category are computer graphics, digital signal processing, and programming languages.Επιστημονικό άρθροScientific articleΕθνικό Μετσόβιο ΠολυτεχνείοGreek Aggregator OpenArchives.gr | National Documentation Centre (EKT)other