Development of a genetic algorithm-based lookup table approach for efficient numerical integration in the method of finite spheres with application to the solution of thin beam and plate problems

International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering

Volumn 67, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 1700-1729

  BaniHani, Suleiman ^a   De, Suvranu ^a  

^a RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Adaptive quadrature; Gaussian; Genetic algorithms; Lookup table; Meshfree

Indexed keywords

BEAMS AND GIRDERS; COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; GENETIC ALGORITHMS; INTEGRATION; PLATES (STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS);

ADAPTIVE QUADRATURE; GAUSSIAN INTEGRATION POINTS; MESHFREE; NORMALIZED COORDINATES;

TABLE LOOKUP;

BEAMS AND GIRDERS; COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; GENETIC ALGORITHMS; INTEGRATION; PLATES (STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS); TABLE LOOKUP;

EID: 33748672694     PISSN: 00295981     EISSN: 10970207     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/nme.1678     Document Type: Article

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