Topology design of structures using a dual algorithm and a constraint on the perimeter

International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering

Volumn 54, Issue 7, 2002, Pages 1007-1019

  Saadatpour, M M ^a   Azhari, M ^a   Bradford, M A ^b  

^a ISFAHAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Continuum structures; Discrete variables; Topology optimization

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; OPTIMIZATION; TOPOLOGY;

CONTINUUM STRUCTURES;

NUMERICAL METHODS;

ALGORITHM;

EID: 0037054976     PISSN: 00295981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/nme.457     Document Type: Article

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