Optimum structure with homogeneous optimum truss-like material

Computers and Structures

Volumn 86, Issue 13-14, 2008, Pages 1417-1425

  Liu, Ling ^a   Yan, Jun ^a   Cheng, Gengdong ^a  

^a DALIAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Concurrent optimization; Homogenization; Microstructure; Topology optimization; Ultra light material

Indexed keywords

ANISOTROPY; NUMERICAL METHODS; POROUS MATERIALS; SHAPE OPTIMIZATION;

CONCURRENT OPTIMIZATION; HOMOGENIZATION; ULTRA-LIGHT MATERIAL;

MICROSTRUCTURE;

EID: 42749097804     PISSN: 00457949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compstruc.2007.04.030     Document Type: Article

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