An application of multi-objective stochastic optimisation to structural design

Structural and Multidisciplinary Optimization

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 272-284

  Levi, F ^a   Gobbi, M ^a   Mastinu, G ^a  

^a POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cantilever beam; Multi objective optimisation; Robust design; Stochastic optimisation

Indexed keywords

CANTILEVER BEAMS; OPTIMIZATION; PARETO PRINCIPLE; PROBLEM SOLVING; ROBUSTNESS (CONTROL SYSTEMS); SET THEORY; STRUCTURAL DESIGN;

MULTI-OBJECTIVE PROGRAMMING PROBLEM (MOP); OPTIMAL SOLUTIONS; ROBUST DESIGN; STOCHASTIC OPTIMIZATION;

STOCHASTIC CONTROL SYSTEMS;

EID: 17444395165     PISSN: 1615147X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00158-004-0456-2     Document Type: Article

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