Bi-directional evolutionary topology optimization of continuum structures with one or multiple materials

Computational Mechanics

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 393-401

  Huang, X ^a   Xie, Y M ^a  

^a RMIT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Bi directional evolutionary structural optimization (BESO); Material interpolation scheme; Optimal design

Indexed keywords

INTERPOLATION; OPTIMAL SYSTEMS; TOPOLOGY;

BI-DIRECTIONAL EVOLUTIONARY STRUCTURAL OPTIMIZATIONS; CONTINUUM STRUCTURES; EVOLUTIONARY STRUCTURAL OPTIMIZATION; INTERPOLATION SCHEMES; OBJECTIVE FUNCTIONS; OPTIMAL DESIGN; SOLID ISOTROPIC MATERIAL WITH PENALIZATION METHODS; WELL-ESTABLISHED TECHNIQUES;

STRUCTURAL OPTIMIZATION;

EID: 55849125803     PISSN: 01787675     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00466-008-0312-0     Document Type: Article

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