Topology optimization using wachspress-type interpolation with hexagonal elements

AIP Conference Proceedings

Volumn 973, Issue , 2008, Pages 309-314

  Talischi, Cameron ^a   Paulino, Glaucio H ^a   Le, Chau H ^a  

^a University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign   (United States)

Author keywords

Checkerboard; Topology optimization; Wachspress interpolation functions

Indexed keywords

EID: 40449133701     PISSN: 0094243X     EISSN: 15517616     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1063/1.2896796     Document Type: Conference Paper

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