Shape optimisation by the boundary element method: A comparison between mathematical programming and normal movement approaches

Engineering Analysis with Boundary Elements

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 137-145

  Parvizian, J ^a   Fenner, R T ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Boundary element; Loading disk; Perforated plate; Shape optimisation

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; BOUNDARY ELEMENT METHOD; DISKS (STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS); ITERATIVE METHODS; MATHEMATICAL PROGRAMMING; PLATES (STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS); PROBLEM SOLVING; STRESS ANALYSIS; STRESS CONCENTRATION; STRUCTURAL LOADS; TOPOLOGY;

OPTIMALITY CRITERION APPROACH;

STRUCTURAL DESIGN;

EID: 0031097010     PISSN: 09557997     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0955-7997(97)00013-1     Document Type: Article

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