Evolutionary optimization of a geometrically refined truss

Structural and Multidisciplinary Optimization

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 311-319

  Hull, Patrick V ^a   Tinker, Michael L ^a   Dozier, Gerry ^b  

^a NASA MARSHALL SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^b AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Elastostatic; Genetic algorithms; Optimization; Subdivision; Topology

Indexed keywords

BENCHMARKING; DEFLECTION (STRUCTURES); ENGINEERING RESEARCH; GENETIC ALGORITHMS; STRESSES; TOPOLOGY;

ELASTOSTATIC; GEOMETRIC REFINEMENT; GEOMETRIC SMOOTHING OPERATION; SUBDIVISION;

STRUCTURAL OPTIMIZATION;

EID: 33644975008     PISSN: 1615147X     EISSN: 16151488     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00158-005-0564-7     Document Type: Article

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