Structural optimization by gradient-based neural networks

International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 297-311

  Iranmanesh, A ^a   Kaveh, A ^a  

^a IRAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Artificial neural network; Counterpropagation network; Structural optimization; Trusses

Indexed keywords

NEURAL NETWORKS; OPTIMIZATION; TRUSSES;

COUNTERPROPAGATION NETWORKS; STRUCTURAL OPTIMIZATION;

STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 0032656431     PISSN: 00295981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-0207(19990920)46:2<297::AID-NME679>3.0.CO;2-C     Document Type: Article

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