Structural shape optimisation using boundary elements and the biological growth method

Structural and Multidisciplinary Optimization

Volumn 28, Issue 2-3, 2004, Pages 221-227

  Wessel, C ^a   Cisilino, A ^b   Sensale, B ^c  

^a UNIVERSIDAD AUSTRAL   (Argentina)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE MAR DEL PLATA   (Argentina)

^c UNIVERSIDAD DE LA REPÚBLICA   (Uruguay)

Author keywords

Biological growth method; Boundary elements method; Dual reciprocity method; Shape optimisation

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; BOUNDARY ELEMENT METHOD; COMPUTATIONAL GEOMETRY; ELASTICITY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NAVIER STOKES EQUATIONS; OPTIMIZATION; STRESSES; SWELLING; THERMAL EXPANSION;

BIOLOGICAL GROWTH METHOD; DUAL RECIPROCITY METHOD; SHAPE OPTIMIZATION; VOLUMETRIC SWELLING STRAIN;

STRUCTURAL OPTIMIZATION;

EID: 5144224572     PISSN: 1615147X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00158-004-0403-2     Document Type: Article

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