Entropy-based method for topological optimization of truss structures

Computers and Structures

Volumn 75, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 539-550

  Duan, B Y ^a   Templeman, A B ^b   Chen, J J ^a  

^a XIDIAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LINEAR PROGRAMMING; MAXIMUM PRINCIPLE; OPTIMIZATION; PROBLEM SOLVING; RELIABILITY; STIFFNESS; STRAIN RATE; STRENGTH OF MATERIALS; STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS; TOPOLOGY;

ENTROPY BASED METHOD; STRUCTURAL RELIABILITY; TOPOLOGY OPTIMIZATION;

TRUSSES;

EID: 0033892657     PISSN: 00457949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0045-7949(99)00100-5     Document Type: Article

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