Self-adjusted convex approximation method for structural optimization

Computers and Structures

Volumn 79, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 665-672

  Chung, Tien Tung ^a   Chiou, Chyou Huey ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATION THEORY; CONSTRAINT THEORY; CONVERGENCE OF NUMERICAL METHODS; OPTIMIZATION; OSCILLATIONS; PROBLEM SOLVING;

CONVEX APPROXIMATION THEORY;

STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 0035254364     PISSN: 00457949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0045-7949(00)00162-0     Document Type: Article

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