Stiffener layout design for plate structures by growing and branching tree model (application to vibration-proof design)

Structural and Multidisciplinary Optimization

Volumn 26, Issue 1-2, 2004, Pages 99-110

  Ding, X ^a   Yamazaki, K ^a  

^a KANAZAWA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Growing and branching tree model; Growth technique; Stiffener layout; Vibration proof design

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; EIGENVALUES AND EIGENFUNCTIONS; GENES; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NUMERICAL METHODS; PROBLEM SOLVING; STIFFNESS; STRUCTURAL OPTIMIZATION; TISSUE; TOPOLOGY;

GROWING AND BRANCHING MODEL; GROWTH TECHNIQUES; STIFFER LAYOUT; VIBRATION-PROOF DESIGN;

PLATES (STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS);

EID: 1142264039     PISSN: 1615147X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00158-003-0309-4     Document Type: Article

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