A hierarchical genetic algorithm with age structure for multimodal optimal design of hybrid composites

Structural and Multidisciplinary Optimization

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 280-294

  Conceicao Antonio, C A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Age structure; Composites; Hierarchical; Multimodal optimization; Species conservation

Indexed keywords

GENETIC ALGORITHMS; GENETIC ENGINEERING; LAMINATED COMPOSITES; OPTIMIZATION; TOPOLOGY;

AGE STRUCTURES; HIERARCHICAL; MULTIMODAL OPTIMIZATION; SPECIES CONSERVATION;

COMPOSITE MATERIALS;

EID: 33644973854     PISSN: 1615147X     EISSN: 16151488     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00158-005-0570-9     Document Type: Article

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