Minimization of maximum unilateral force

Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering

Volumn 177, Issue 3-4, 1999, Pages 215-234

  Hilding, Daniel ^a   Klarbring, Anders ^a   Pang, Jong Shi ^b  

^a LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; CONSTRAINT THEORY; FRICTION; MATHEMATICAL PROGRAMMING; NUMERICAL METHODS; PROBLEM SOLVING;

FORCE MINIMIZATION; STRUCTURAL OPTIMIZATION PROBLEM;

COMPUTER AIDED ANALYSIS;

EID: 0033311347     PISSN: 00457825     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0045-7825(98)00382-X     Document Type: Article

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