Stress concentration minimization of 2D filets using X-FEM and level set description

Structural and Multidisciplinary Optimization

Volumn 33, Issue 4-5, 2007, Pages 425-438

  Van Miegroet, Laurent ^a   Duysinx, Pierre ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Level set; Shape optimization; Topology optimization; X FEM

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATION THEORY; CURVE FITTING; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; STRESSES;

EXTENDED FINITE ELEMENT METHOD (X FEM); STRESS CONCENTRATION MINIMIZATION; TWO DIMENSIONAL FILETS;

SHAPE OPTIMIZATION;

EID: 33847662408     PISSN: 1615147X     EISSN: 16151488     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00158-006-0091-1     Document Type: Article

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