Layout optimization with h-adaptivity of structures

International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering

Volumn 58, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 83-102

  Arantes Costa Jr , Joao Carlos ^a   Alves, Marcelo Krajnc ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SANTA CATARINA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

H adaptive refinement; Layout optimization; Topology optimization

Indexed keywords

ERROR ANALYSIS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; LAPLACE TRANSFORMS; OPTIMIZATION;

LAYOUT OPTIMIZATION;

TOPOLOGY;

STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 0141683947     PISSN: 00295981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/nme.759     Document Type: Article

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