Optimization of structure and material properties for solids composed of softening material

International Journal of Solids and Structures

Volumn 33, Issue 12, 1996, Pages 1799-1813

  Bendsøe, Martin P ^a   Guedes, José M ^b   Plaxton, Sheldon ^c   Taylor, John E ^c  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

^b INSTITUTO SUPERIOR TÉCNICO   (Portugal)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTINUUM MECHANICS; ELASTICITY; LOADS (FORCES); OPTIMIZATION; SOLIDS; THREE DIMENSIONAL;

CONTINUUM STRUCTURES; NONLINEAR SOFTENING MATERIAL; OPTIMAL MATERIAL TENSOR DISTRIBUTION;

STRUCTURAL DESIGN;

EID: 0030151632     PISSN: 00207683     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0020-7683(95)00121-2     Document Type: Article

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