Parallel methods for optimality criteria-based topology optimization

Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering

Volumn 194, Issue 34-35, 2005, Pages 3637-3667

  Vemaganti, Kumar ^a   Lawrence, W Eric ^a  

^a 705 Engineering Research Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Parallel computing; Preconditioners; Topology optimization

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; ITERATIVE METHODS; OPTIMIZATION; PARALLEL ALGORITHMS; PROBLEM SOLVING;

PARALLEL LINEAR SOLVERS; PRECONDITIONED CONJUGATE GRADIENT (PCG) METHODS; SOLID ISOTROPIC MATERIAL PENALIZATION (SIMP) FORMULATIONS; TOPOLOGY OPTIMIZATION;

TOPOLOGY;

OPTIMIZATION;

TOPOLOGY;

EID: 20344380661     PISSN: 00457825     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cma.2004.08.008     Document Type: Article

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