Optimisation of damage tolerant structures using a 3D biological algorithm

Engineering Failure Analysis

Volumn 13, Issue 3 SPEC. ISS., 2006, Pages 362-379

  Das, R ^a   Jones, R ^a   Peng, D ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Damage tolerance; Finite element method; Fracture strength; Stress intensity factor; Structural optimisation

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; COMPUTATIONAL GEOMETRY; CRACKS; DESIGN; DURABILITY; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FITS AND TOLERANCES; OPTIMIZATION; STRESS INTENSITY FACTORS;

BIOLOGICAL ALGORITHMS; DAMAGE TOLERANCE; STRUCTURAL OPTIMISATION;

FRACTURE TOUGHNESS;

FRACTURE TOUGHNESS;

EID: 28344431985     PISSN: 13506307     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.engfailanal.2005.02.013     Document Type: Article

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