A critical review of established methods of structural topology optimization

Structural and Multidisciplinary Optimization

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 217-237

  Rozvany, G I N ^a  

^a BUDAPEST UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY AND ECONOMICS   (Hungary)

Author keywords

Checkerboard control; Compliance constraints; ESO method; Michell structures; Perforated plates; SERA method; SIMP method; Stress constraints; Topology optimization; Trusses

Indexed keywords

NUMERICAL METHODS; OPTIMIZATION; TOPOLOGY;

CHECKERBOARD CONTROL; COMPLIANCE CONSTRAINTS; ESO METHOD; MICHELL STRUCTURES; PERFORATED PLATES; SERA METHOD; SIMP METHOD; STRESS CONSTRAINTS; TOPOLOGY OPTIMIZATION;

STRUCTURAL OPTIMIZATION;

EID: 56449087079     PISSN: 1615147X     EISSN: 16151488     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00158-007-0217-0     Document Type: Article

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