Topology-optimization of structures based on the MLPG mixed collocation method

CMES - Computer Modeling in Engineering and Sciences

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 61-74

  Li, Shu ^a   Atluri, S N ^b  

^a BEIHANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Collocation; Meshless method; Mixed method; MLPG; Topology optimization

Indexed keywords

ELASTICITY; NUMERICAL METHODS; SHAPE OPTIMIZATION; STRUCTURAL OPTIMIZATION; TOPOLOGY; VOLUME FRACTION;

APPLIED (CO); COLLOCATION METHOD (CM); COMPLIANCE MINIMIZATION; DESIGN VARIABLES; ELASTIC STRUCTURES; MESHLESS LOCAL PETROV-GALERKIN (MPLG); NODAL SENSITIVITY; NUMERICAL SOLUTIONS; OPTIMIZ ATION PROBLEMS; STRUCTURAL TOPOLOGIES;

OPTIMIZATION;

EID: 46449121802     PISSN: 15261492     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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