A simple scheme to prevent checkerboard patterns and one-node connected hinges in topology optimization

Structural and Multidisciplinary Optimization

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 396-399

  Poulsen, T A ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Checkerboard patterns; Compliant mechanisms; Restriction methods; Topology optimization

Indexed keywords

CONSTRAINT THEORY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PROBLEM SOLVING; TOPOLOGY;

CHECKERBOARD PATTERNS; COMPLIANT MECHANISMS;

STRUCTURAL OPTIMIZATION;

EID: 0036865690     PISSN: 1615147X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00158-002-0251-x     Document Type: Article

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