Topology optimization of energy-absorbing structures

International Journal of Crashworthiness

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 663-675

  Huang, X ^a   Xie, Y M ^a   Lu, G ^b  

^a RMIT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b SWINBURNE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Energy absorbing structures; Evolutionary structural optimization; Non linear finite element analysis; Topology optimization

Indexed keywords

DESIGN; ENERGY ABSORPTION; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; PROBLEM SOLVING; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

BI-DIRECTIONAL EVOLUTIONARY OPTIMIZATION; ENERGY-ABSORBING STRUCTURES; EVOLUTIONARY STRUCTURAL OPTIMIZATION; NON-LINEAR FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS;

SHAPE OPTIMIZATION;

EID: 41549144452     PISSN: 13588265     EISSN: 17542111     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13588260701497862     Document Type: Article

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