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LUCIEN A. SCHMIT JR.
Pages 276-281

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... SCHMIT JR. 1928–2018 Elected in 1985 "For pioneering work in structural synthesis, combining finite element analysis and nonlinear programming algorithms to create a powerful class of modern structural design methods." BY PERETZ P
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... Lucien's national reputation grew rapidly and he was recruited aggressively by the University of California, Los Angeles, where, in 1970, he was appointed professor of engineering and applied science in the Mechanics and Structures Department. He initiated a vibrant research program and several important contributions to structural synthesis and optimization as well as MDO.
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... In follow-on research, the approximation concepts approach was extended to structural optimization problems involving fiber composite structures, thermal effects, natural frequency constraints, body force loads, and relative displacement constraints. Results for a rather interesting set of thin delta wing prob lems (which included consideration of fuel mass, a ­stringent constraint on fundamental frequency, graphite-epoxy fiber composite skins, and thermally induced stresses)
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From page 280...
... Lucien was author or coauthor of more than 100 publications on analysis and synthesis of structural systems, finite elements, optimization of fiber composite structures, and multi­disciplinary design. His contributions were recognized in a special issue of the AIAA Journal celebrating the 50th anniversary of AIAA, History of Key Technologies, with an invited article by Lucien.5 Lucien received many other honors during his lifetime.
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From page 281...
... In 1977 he received the Structures Design Lecture Award of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) , followed by the AIAA Structures, Structural Dynamics, and Materials Award in 1979; in 1986 he was elected an AIAA fellow; in 1994 he was the inaugural recipient of the AIAA Multidisciplinary Design Optimization Award, and in 1999 he received the AIAA Crichlow Trust Prize for "pioneering seminal contributions to the initiation of structural optimization and multidisciplinary design and their evolution from abstract concepts to widely used practical tools." Amid this profusion of honors he was also elected to the NAE in 1985.
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  • mechanical design

  • dual methods
  • design methods
  • finite elements
  • tural synthesis
  • solid mechanics

  • fiber composite
  • software packages
  • composite structures
  • concepts approach
  • feedback control

  • structures design
  • structural dynamics
  • systematic structural
  • basic structural
  • material behavior

  • implicit functions
  • abstract concepts
  • key technologies
  • civilian service
  • thermal effects


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