Optimal design of periodic structures using evolutionary topology optimization

Structural and Multidisciplinary Optimization

Volumn 36, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 597-606

  Huang, X ^a   Xie, Y M ^a  

^a RMIT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Bi directional evolutionary structural optimization (BESO); Periodic structure; Sandwich structure; Topology optimization

Indexed keywords

OPTIMIZATION; SANDWICH STRUCTURES; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SHAPE OPTIMIZATION; STRUCTURAL DESIGN; STRUCTURAL OPTIMIZATION; TOPOLOGY;

BI-DIRECTIONAL EVOLUTIONARY STRUCTURAL OPTIMIZATION (BESO); EVOLUTIONARY STRUCTURAL OPTIMIZATIONS; OPTIMAL DESIGNS; OPTIMAL TOPOLOGIES; PERIODIC; RELATIVE STRENGTHS; TOPOLOGY DESIGNS; TOPOLOGY OPTIMIZATION; TOPOLOGY OPTIMIZATIONS; UNIT CELLS;

PERIODIC STRUCTURES;

EID: 54949142798     PISSN: 1615147X     EISSN: 16151488     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00158-007-0196-1     Document Type: Article

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