Metamorphic Development: A new topology optimization method for continuum structures

Structural and Multidisciplinary Optimization

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 288-300

  Liu, J S ^a   Parks, G T ^a   Clarkson, P J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL GEOMETRY; CONTINUUM MECHANICS; OPTIMIZATION; STRESS ANALYSIS;

CONTINUUM STRUCTURES; METAMORPHIC DEVELOPMENT;

STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 0034506011     PISSN: 1615147X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s001580050159     Document Type: Article

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