Experimental validation and prototyping of optimum designs obtained from topology optimization

Structural and Multidisciplinary Optimization

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 333-343

  Ma, Z D ^a   Wang, H ^b   Kikuchi, N ^a   Pierre, C ^a   Raju, B ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b MKP Structural Design Associates Inc   (United States)

^c US Army Tank Automotive Command   (United States)

Author keywords

Experimental validation; Noise and vibration; Optimal design; Structural dynamics; Topology optimization

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; PROBLEM SOLVING; SOFTWARE PROTOTYPING; STRUCTURAL OPTIMIZATION; TOPOLOGY;

EXPERIMENTAL VALIDATION; OPTIMAL DESIGN; STRUCTURAL DYNAMICS; TOPOLOGY OPTIMIZATION;

STRUCTURAL DESIGN;

EID: 33751196131     PISSN: 1615147X     EISSN: 16151488     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00158-005-0530-4     Document Type: Article

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