Bridge topology optimisation with stress, displacement and frequency constraints

Computers and Structures

Volumn 81, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 131-145

  Guan, Hong ^a   Chen, Yin Jung ^a   Loo, Yew Chaye ^a   Xie, Yi Min ^b   Steven, Grant P ^c  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b RMIT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bridge structures; Design constraints; Topology optimisation

Indexed keywords

CONSTRAINT THEORY; OPTIMIZATION; STRESS ANALYSIS; TOPOLOGY;

FREQUENCY CONSTRAINTS;

SUSPENSION BRIDGES;

EID: 0037299646     PISSN: 00457949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0045-7949(02)00440-6     Document Type: Article

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