Structural optimization and form finding of light weight structures

Computers and Structures

Volumn 79, Issue 22-25, 2001, Pages 2053-2062

  Bletzinger, Kai Uwe ^a   Ramm, Ekkehard ^b  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF STUTTGART   (Germany)

Author keywords

Form finding; Hanging models; Light weight structures; Minimal surfaces; Structural optimization

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; INVERSE PROBLEMS; STIFFNESS; STRUCTURAL OPTIMIZATION;

FORM FINDING;

LIGHT WEIGHT STRUCTURES;

EID: 0035441488     PISSN: 00457949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0045-7949(01)00052-9     Document Type: Article

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