Topology optimization using a dual method with discrete variables

Structural Optimization

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 14-24

  Beckers, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELASTICITY; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OPTIMIZATION; TOPOLOGY;

DISCRETE VARIABLES; TOPOLOGY OPTIMIZATION;

STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 0033077233     PISSN: 09344373     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF01197709     Document Type: Article

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