.JOURNAL OF OPTIMIZATION THEORY AND APPLICATIONS: Vol. 6, No. I. 1970SURVEY PAPEROptimization of Structural Design I.W. PRAGER 3Abstract. Typical problems of optimal structural design are discussed to indicate mathematical techniques used in this field. An introductory example(Section 2) concerns the design of a beam for prescribed maximal deflection and shows how suitable discretization may lead to a problem of nonlinear programming, in this case, convex programming. The problem of o
