Shell topology optimization using the layered artificial material model

International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 843-867

  Lee, S J ^a   Bae, J E ^b   Hinton, E ^b  

^a Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute   (South Korea)

^b SWANSEA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Layered artificial material; Reissner Mindlin degenerated shell element; Resizing algorithm; Strain energy; Topology optimization

Indexed keywords

LAYERED ARTIFICIAL MATERIAL; REISSNER-MINDLIN SHELL ELEMENT;

ALGORITHMS; DEGREES OF FREEDOM (MECHANICS); MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OPTIMIZATION; SHELLS (STRUCTURES); STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS; TOPOLOGY;

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD;

EID: 0034135323     PISSN: 00295981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-0207(20000210)47:4<843::AID-NME801>3.0.CO;2-5     Document Type: Article

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