A 3D boundary element optimization approach based on genetic algorithms and surface modeling

Engineering Analysis with Boundary Elements

Volumn 28, Issue 11, 2004, Pages 1351-1361

  Annicchiarico, W ^a   Cerrolaza, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD CENTRAL DE VENEZUELA   (Venezuela)

Author keywords

splines surface modeling; 3D shape optimization; Boundary Element Method (BEM); Genetic Algorithms

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; GENETIC ALGORITHMS; INTEGRAL EQUATIONS; OPTIMIZATION; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; STRESS ANALYSIS; STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS; SURFACE PHENOMENA;

Β-SPLINES SURFACE MODELING; 3D SHAPE OPTIMIZATION; SHAPE OPTIMIZATION;

BOUNDARY ELEMENT METHOD;

EID: 4644247726     PISSN: 09557997     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enganabound.2004.05.004     Document Type: Article

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