An evolutionary structural optimization method for sizing problems with discrete design variables

Computers and Structures

Volumn 68, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 419-431

  Nha, Chu D ^a   Xie, Y M ^a   Steven, G P ^b  

^a VICTORIA UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Checker board patterns; Discrete sizing variables; Displacement constraints; Evolutionary method; Structural optimization

Indexed keywords

ANTI-ALIASING; CONSTRAINT THEORY; OPTIMIZATION; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

DISCRETE DESIGN VARIABLES; DISPLACEMENT CONSTRAINTS; EVOLUTIONARY METHOD;

STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 0032141901     PISSN: 00457949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0045-7949(98)00062-5     Document Type: Article

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