Reverse adaptivity - A new evolutionary tool for structural optimization

International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering

Volumn 45, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 529-552

  Reynolds, D ^a   McConnachie, J ^b   Bettess, P ^b   Christie, W C ^a   Bull, J W ^a  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Evolution; Finite element analysis; Hard kill; Reverse adaptivity; Self designing structures; Shape optimization; Topological optimization

Indexed keywords

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; GEOMETRY; NUMERICAL METHODS; SYSTEMS ANALYSIS; TOPOLOGY;

EVOLUTION; HARD KILL; REVERSE ADAPTIVITY; SELF DESIGNING STRUCTURES; SHAPE OPTIMIZATION; TOPOLOGICAL OPTIMIZATION;

OPTIMIZATION;

EID: 0032689491     PISSN: 00295981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-0207(19990620)45:5<529::AID-NME599>3.0.CO;2-2     Document Type: Article

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