Growth method for size, topology, and geometry optimization of truss structures

Structural and Multidisciplinary Optimization

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 13-26

  Martinez P ^a   Marti P ^a   Querin, O M ^b  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF CARTAGENA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Geometry optimization; Growth methods; Optimal design of trusses; Size optimization; Stress constraints; Topology optimization

Indexed keywords

GEOMETRY; OPTIMIZATION; PROBLEM SOLVING; STRESS ANALYSIS;

GEOMETRY OPTIMIZATION; MICHELL CANTILEVER; SIZE CONSTRAINTS; SIZE GEOMETRY; SIZE OPTIMIZATION; STRESS CONSTRAINTS;

TOPOLOGY;

EID: 33751539299     PISSN: 1615147X     EISSN: 16151488     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00158-006-0043-9     Document Type: Article

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