Integration of reduction and expansion processes in layout optimization

Structural Optimization

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 13-18

  Kirsch, U ^a  

^a TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONSTRAINT THEORY; GEOMETRY; NUMERICAL METHODS; OPTIMIZATION; PROBLEM SOLVING; STRUCTURAL MEMBERS; TOPOLOGY;

EXPANSION PROCESS; REDUCTION PROCESS; TWO STAGE LAYOUT;

STRUCTURAL DESIGN;

EID: 0030080687     PISSN: 09344373     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF01279649     Document Type: Article

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