Interpreting three-dimensional structural topology optimization results

Computers and Structures

Volumn 83, Issue 4-5, 2005, Pages 327-337

  Hsu, Ming Hsiu ^a   Hsu, Yeh Liang ^b  

^a INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Taiwan)

^b YUAN ZE UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Density contour; Density distribution method; Three dimensional structures; Topology interpretation; Topology optimization

Indexed keywords

DENSITY CONTOUR; DENSITY DISTRIBUTION METHOD; THREE-DIMENSIONAL STRUCTURES; TOPOLOGY INTERPRETATION; TOPOLOGY OPTIMIZATION;

BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN; CONSTRAINT THEORY; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; MICROSTRUCTURE; OPTIMIZATION; STRUCTURAL DESIGN;

TOPOLOGY;

EID: 11344264352     PISSN: 00457949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compstruc.2004.09.005     Document Type: Article

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