Shape design sensitivity analysis and optimization for structural durability

International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering

Volumn 40, Issue 9, 1997, Pages 1719-1743

  Chang, Kuang Hua ^a,b   Yu, Xiaoming ^a,c   Choi, Kyung K ^a  

^a IA United States   (United States)

^b NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c CSAR Corporation   (United States)

Author keywords

Design sensitivity analysis; Fatigue life prediction; Multi axial crack initiation; Shape design optimization; Structural durability

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATION THEORY; CRACK INITIATION; CRACK PROPAGATION; DURABILITY; FATIGUE OF MATERIALS; MACHINE DESIGN; OPTIMIZATION; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; STRESSES;

DESIGN SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS (DSA); TRACKED VEHICLE ROADARM;

STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 0031143626     PISSN: 00295981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-0207(19970515)40:9<1719::AID-NME139>3.0.CO;2-O     Document Type: Article

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