Numerical study of some approaches to shape design sensitivity analysis using boundary elements

Journal of Strain Analysis for Engineering Design

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 361-369

  Tai, K ^a,b   Fenner, R T ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Boundary element; Design optimization; Finite difference; Sensitivity analysis; Shape

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY ELEMENT METHOD; CALCULATIONS; EFFICIENCY; ELECTROSTATICS; FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD; OPTIMIZATION; PERFORMANCE; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

ANALYTICAL DIFFERENTIATION; ANNULAR DISC;

STRUCTURAL DESIGN;

EID: 0030246584     PISSN: 03093247     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1243/03093247V315361     Document Type: Article

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