Optimization of 2D boundary element models using β-splines and genetic algorithms

Engineering Analysis with Boundary Elements

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 427-440

  Cerrolaza, M ^a   Annicchiarico, W ^a   Martinez, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD CENTRAL DE VENEZUELA   (Venezuela)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; BOUNDARY ELEMENT METHOD; CONTINUUM MECHANICS; FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD; GENETIC ALGORITHMS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OPTIMIZATION;

SHAPE OPTIMIZATION; SPLINE-CURVES MODELS;

STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 0034178883     PISSN: 09557997     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0955-7997(00)00006-0     Document Type: Article

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