Evolutionary truss topology optimization using a graph-based parameterization concept

Structural and Multidisciplinary Optimization

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 313-326

  Giger, M ^a   Ermanni, P ^a  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Evolutionary algorithms; Mathematical graph; Parameterization; Structural optimization; Truss topology optimization

Indexed keywords

ENCODING (SYMBOLS); EVOLUTIONARY ALGORITHMS; GRAPH THEORY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MATHEMATICAL OPERATORS; NUMERICAL METHODS; PARAMETER ESTIMATION;

GENETIC OPERATORS; MATHEMATICAL GRAPH; PARAMETERIZATION; TRUSS TOPOLOGY OPTIMIZATION;

STRUCTURAL OPTIMIZATION;

EID: 33747621361     PISSN: 1615147X     EISSN: 16151488     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00158-006-0028-8     Document Type: Article

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