Gradient based heuristic algorithm and its application to discrete optimization of bar structures

Structural and Multidisciplinary Optimization

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 237-248

  Jivotovski, G ^a  

^a NIZHNY NOVGOROD STATE TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY N A R E ALEKSEEV   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; APPROXIMATION THEORY; BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; HEURISTIC METHODS; QUADRATIC PROGRAMMING; STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS; TRUSSES;

GRADIENT-BASED HEURISTIC ALGORITHMS; MONOTONIC OBJECTIVE FUNCTIONS; SEQUENTIAL QUADRATIC PROGRAMMING (SQP);

STRUCTURAL FRAMES;

EID: 0034182183     PISSN: 1615147X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s001580050106     Document Type: Article

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