Structure assembling by stochastic topology optimization

Computers and Structures

Volumn 83, Issue 25-26, 2005, Pages 2175-2184

  Baumann, B ^a   Kost, B ^a  

^a HAMBURG UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (Germany)

Author keywords

Evolution strategy; Simulated annealing; Stochastic optimization; Structural optimization; Topology optimization; Weight optimization

Indexed keywords

CONVERGENCE OF NUMERICAL METHODS; MICROSTRUCTURE; SIMULATED ANNEALING; STRUCTURAL OPTIMIZATION; TOPOLOGY; TRUSSES;

EVOLUTION STRATEGY; STOCHASTIC OPTIMIZATION; TOPOLOGY OPTIMIZATION; WEIGHT OPTIMIZATION;

STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 23144450747     PISSN: 00457949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compstruc.2005.02.026     Document Type: Article

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