Designing With Help of Neural-Network and Parallel Computing

Structural Analysis/Design (STRAND) and Neural Net Computation (NETCOM) are developmental modular computer programs that exploit the speedup afforded by parallel and neural-network computing to drastically reduce the computation time needed to solve large design-optimization problems. These programs were originally intended for use in designing aerospace structures, but, when fully developed, will also be useful for optimizing designs of diverse nonaerospace structures, including high-rise buildings, automobile structures, and civil infrastructures.