Topology optimization by a neighbourhood search method based on efficient sensitivity calculations

International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering

Volumn 67, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 1670-1699

  Svanberg, Krille ^a   Werme, M ^a  

^a ROYAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

0 1 problems; Neighbourhood search; Sensitivities; Topology optimization; Von Mises stresses

Indexed keywords

CALCULATIONS; CONTINUUM MECHANICS; DEGREES OF FREEDOM (MECHANICS); FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; OPTIMIZATION; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; STIFFNESS MATRIX; STRUCTURAL DESIGN;

NEIGHBOURHOOD SEARCH; TOPOLOGY OPTIMIZATION; VON MISES STRESSES;

TOPOLOGY;

CALCULATIONS; CONTINUUM MECHANICS; DEGREES OF FREEDOM (MECHANICS); FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; OPTIMIZATION; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; STIFFNESS MATRIX; STRUCTURAL DESIGN; TOPOLOGY;

EID: 33748636231     PISSN: 00295981     EISSN: 10970207     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/nme.1677     Document Type: Article

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