An optimization technique for the solution of the Signorini problem using the boundary element method

Structural and Multidisciplinary Optimization

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 72-77

  Leontiev, A ^a   Huacasi, W ^b   Herskovits, J ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSIDADE ESTADUAL DO NORTE FLUMINENSE DARCY RIBEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Bilinear optimization program; Boundary elements method; Interior point algorithm; Linear complementarity problem; Signorini problem

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; BOUNDARY ELEMENT METHOD; MATRIX ALGEBRA; PROBLEM SOLVING;

COMPLEMENTARITY PROBLEMS;

STRUCTURAL OPTIMIZATION;

EID: 0036670681     PISSN: 1615147X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00158-002-0215-1     Document Type: Article

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