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001    534436960 
003    OCoLC 
005    20100526230903.0 
008    100227s2010    caua     b    001 0 eng d 
020    160845262X 
020    9781608452620 
035    (OCoLC)534436960 
040    BWX|cBWX|dTXA|dYDXCP|dAS|dMATH 
050    T57.825|b.C744 2010 
082  4 658.5 
100 1  Creese, Robert C.,|d1941- 
245 10 Geometric programming for design and cost optimization :
       |b(with illustrative case study problems and solutions) /
       |cRobert C. Creese 
260    [San Rafael, Calif.] :|bMorgan & Claypool,|cc2010 
300    ix, 70 p. :|bill. ;|c24 cm 
490 1  Synthesis lectures on engineering,|x1939-5221 ;|v#10 
504    Includes bibliographical references (p. 67-68) and index 
505 0  1. Introduction -- Optimization and geometric programming 
       -- Optimization -- Geometric programming -- Evaluative 
       questions -- 2. Brief history of geometric programming -- 
       Pioneers of geometric programming -- Evaluative questions 
       -- 3. Theoretical considerations -- Primal and dual 
       formulation -- The optimal box design problem -- 
       Evaluative questions -- 4. Trash can case study -- 
       Introduction -- Problem statement and general solution -- 
       Evaluative questions -- 5. Open cargo shipping box case 
       study -- Problem statement and general solution -- 
       Evaluative questions -- 6. Metal casting cylindrical riser
       case study -- Introduction -- Problem formulation and 
       general solution -- Example problem -- Evaluative 
       questions -- 7. Process furnace design case study -- 
       Problem statement and solution -- Evaluative questions -- 
       8. Gas transmission pipeline case study -- Problem 
       statement and solution -- Evaluative questions -- 9. 
       Journal bearing design case study -- Introduction -- 
       Primal and dual formulation of journal bearing design -- 
       Evaluative questions -- 10. Metal casting hemispherical 
       top cylindrical side riser case study -- Introduction -- 
       Problem formulation -- Evaluative questions -- 11. 
       Liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) cylinders case study -- 
       Introduction -- Problem formulation -- Evaluative 
       questions -- 12. Material removal/metal cutting economics 
       case study -- Introduction -- Problem formulation -- 
       Evaluative questions -- 13. Summary and future directions 
       -- Summary -- Future directions -- Development of new 
       design relationships 
650  0 Geometric programming|vCase studies 
830  0 Synthesis lectures on engineering ;|v#10