B.H.V. Topping and A. Bahreininejad

This book describes the application of artificial neural networks to structural mechanics. The contents of the book include:

• an introduction to artificial neural networks
• a review of the application of neural networks to various problems in structural mechanics
• training neural networks sequentially and in parallel
• the use of neural networks in adaptive mesh generation
• the use of supervised and unsupervised neural networks for mesh partitioning

The book will be of interest to engineers, computer scientists and mathematicians working on the application of neural computing to structural mechanics and in particular finite element problems.

The C source code for the main procedures described in the book are available from the authors' webpage.

Authors' webpage

"... This book should be considered a reference book for researchers working in this field. ... a structural analyst or designer interested in this subject would also find this book useful ..."
Applied Mechanics Reviews

Saxe-Coburg Publications, hardback: 180 pages
1997: ISBN 1-874672-02-4 price £78