A finite volume meshless local petrov-galerkin method for topology optimization design of the continuum structures

CMES - Computer Modeling in Engineering and Sciences

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 19-34

  Zheng, Juan ^a   Long, Shuyao ^a   Xiong, Yuanbo ^a   Li, Guangyao ^a  

^a HUNAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Finite volume meshless local Petrov Galerkin method (FVMLPG); Moving least squares (MLS); Optimality criteria method; SIMP; Topology optimization design for continuum structures

Indexed keywords

FINITE VOLUME MESHLESS LOCAL PETROV-GALERKIN METHOD (FVMLPG); MOVING LEAST SQUARES (MLS); OPTIMALITY CRITERIA METHOD; SIMP; TOPOLOGY OPTIMIZATION DESIGN FOR CONTINUUM STRUCTURES;

AIRCRAFT LANDING SYSTEMS; CURVE FITTING; DESIGN; FUNCTIONS; GALERKIN METHODS; LEAST SQUARES APPROXIMATIONS; PARTIAL DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS; SHAPE OPTIMIZATION; STRAIN; TOPOLOGY;

STRUCTURAL OPTIMIZATION;

EID: 67649935717     PISSN: 15261492     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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