A multiobjective and fixed elements based modification of the evolutionary structural optimization method

Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering

Volumn 196, Issue 1-3, 2006, Pages 76-90

  Tanskanen, Pasi ^a  

^a LAPPEENRANTA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

Author keywords

ESO; Evolutionary structural optimization; MESO; Topological optimization

Indexed keywords

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; STIFFNESS; STRUCTURAL DESIGN; STRUCTURAL LOADS; TOPOLOGY;

EVOLUTIONARY STRUCTURAL OPTIMIZATION; MODIFICATION OF THE EVOLUTIONARY STRUCTURAL OPTIMIZATION; TOPOLOGICAL OPTIMIZATION;

STRUCTURAL OPTIMIZATION;

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; STIFFNESS; STRUCTURAL DESIGN; STRUCTURAL LOADS; STRUCTURAL OPTIMIZATION; TOPOLOGY;

EID: 33846511073     PISSN: 00457825     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cma.2006.01.010     Document Type: Article

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