On the solution of the checkerboard problem in mixed-FEM topology optimization

Computers and Structures

Volumn 86, Issue 19-20, 2008, Pages 1819-1829

  Bruggi, Matteo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Checkerboard; Mixed finite elements; Topology optimization

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONSTRAINED OPTIMIZATION; ELECTRIC NETWORK TOPOLOGY; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; MATERIALS SCIENCE; OPTIMIZATION; TOPOLOGY; VARIATIONAL TECHNIQUES;

CHECKERBOARD; DISCRETIZATION; FILTERING TECHNIQUES; FINITE-ELEMENT DISCRETIZATION; INCOMPRESSIBLE MATERIALS; METHOD OF MOVING ASYMPTOTES; MINIMUM COMPLIANCE; MIXED FINITE ELEMENTS; MIXED METHODS; MIXED-FEM; NATURAL ENVIRONMENTS; NUMERICAL SIMULATIONS; STRESS CONSTRAINTS; STRESS FIELDS; TOPOLOGY OPTIMIZATION; VARIATIONAL PRINCIPLES;

STRUCTURAL OPTIMIZATION;

EID: 49049084208     PISSN: 00457949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compstruc.2008.04.008     Document Type: Article

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