A reevaluation of the SIMP method with filtering and an alternative formulation for solid-void topology optimization

Structural and Multidisciplinary Optimization

Volumn 30, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 428-436

  Bruns, T E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

Filter; Restriction methods; SIMP method; SINH method; Topology optimization

Indexed keywords

DENSITY (SPECIFIC GRAVITY); FILTRATION; OPTIMIZATION; STRUCTURAL DESIGN; TOPOLOGY;

RESTRICTION METHODS; SIMP METHOD; SINH METHOD; SOLID ISOTROPIC MATERIAL WITH PENALIZATION (SIMP) METHOD; TOPOLOGY OPTIMIZATION;

STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 28344433809     PISSN: 1615147X     EISSN: 16151488     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00158-005-0537-x     Document Type: Article

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