A generalized evolutionary method for natural frequency optimization of membrane vibration problems in finite element analysis

Computers and Structures

Volumn 66, Issue 2-3, 1998, Pages 353-364

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

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c VICTORIA UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Finite element analysis; Generalized evolutionary method; Membrane vibration; Natural frequency optimization

Indexed keywords

EIGENVALUES AND EIGENFUNCTIONS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; MEMBRANES; NATURAL FREQUENCIES; OPTIMIZATION; VIBRATIONS (MECHANICAL);

FREE VIBRATION; GENERALIZED EVOLUTIONARY METHOD; MEMBRANES VIBRATION;

COMPUTER AIDED ANALYSIS;

EID: 0031643839     PISSN: 00457949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0045-7949(97)00054-0     Document Type: Article

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