Large Scale Structural Optimization: Computational Methods and Optimization Algorithms

Archives of Computational Methods in Engineering

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 239-301

  Papadrakakis, M ^a   Lagaros, N D ^a   Tsompanakis, Y ^a   Plevris, V ^a  

^a NATIONAL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

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EID: 0035604941     PISSN: 11343060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02736645     Document Type: Article

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