Topology optimization of structures with geometrical nonlinearities

Computers and Structures

Volumn 79, Issue 20-21, 2001, Pages 1977-1985

  Gea, Hae Chang ^a   Luo, Jianhui ^a  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Geometrical nonlinearity; Sensitivity analysis; Topology optimization

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATION THEORY; COMPUTATIONAL GEOMETRY; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; STIFFNESS; STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS; TOPOLOGY;

GEOMETRICAL NONLINEARITIES; STRAIN ENERGY;

STRUCTURAL OPTIMIZATION;

EID: 0035415672     PISSN: 00457949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0045-7949(01)00117-1     Document Type: Article

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