Effect of initial nondesign domain on optimal topologies of structures during natural frequency optimization

Computers and Structures

Volumn 62, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 119-131

  Zhao, Chongbin ^a   Steven, G P ^a   Xie, Y M ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NONDESIGN DOMAIN; PLANE STRESS CONDITION;

ALGORITHMS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; NATURAL FREQUENCIES; POROSITY; STRESSES; STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS; STRUCTURES (BUILT OBJECTS); TOPOLOGY;

OPTIMIZATION;

EID: 0031550202     PISSN: 00457949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0045-7949(96)00204-0     Document Type: Article

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