On the prediction of material properties and topology for optimal continuum structures

Structural Optimization

Volumn 14, Issue 2-3, 1997, Pages 193-199

  Guedes, J M ^a   Taylor, J E ^b  

^a INSTITUTO SUPERIOR TÉCNICO   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OPTIMIZATION; PROBLEM SOLVING; TENSORS; TOPOLOGY;

OPTIMAL CONTINUUM STRUCTURES;

STRUCTURAL DESIGN;

EID: 0031258921     PISSN: 09344373     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF01812523     Document Type: Article

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