Decomposition and two-level optimization of structures with discrete sizing variables

Collection of Technical Papers - AIAA/ASME/ASCE/AHS/ASC Structures, Structural Dynamics and Materials Conference

Volumn 1, Issue , 2004, Pages 349-353

  Schutte, Jaco F ^a,c   Haftka, Raphael T ^a,c   Watson, Layne T ^b,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Dept of Mech and Aerosp Eng ^*  (United States)

^d Depts of Comp Sci and Mathematics

Author keywords

Decomposition; Discrete variables; Genetic algorithm; Global local optimization; Structural sizing

Indexed keywords

DISCRETE VARIABLES; GENERALIZED DECOMPOSITION APPROACH; MATERIAL PROPERTIES; STRUCTURAL SIZING;

BEAMS AND GIRDERS; GENETIC ALGORITHMS; OPTIMIZATION; PROBLEM SOLVING; STRUCTURAL LOADS; VECTORS;

STRUCTURAL DESIGN;

EID: 16244407134     PISSN: 02734508     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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