A multilevel genetic algorithm for optimization of geometrically nonlinear stiffened composite structures

Structural and Multidisciplinary Optimization

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 372-386

  Conceicao Antonio C A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Composites; Elitist strategy; Genetic algorithm; Geometrically nonlinear; Multi level optimization

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITE STRUCTURES; GENETIC ALGORITHMS; GRADIENT METHODS; ITERATIVE METHODS; MATHEMATICAL OPERATORS;

MULTILEVEL OPTIMIZATION; NEWTON-RAPHSON ITERATIVE SCHEME;

STRUCTURAL OPTIMIZATION;

EID: 0036866801     PISSN: 1615147X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00158-002-0249-4     Document Type: Article

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