Topology design for multiple loading conditions of continuum structures using isolines and isosurfaces

Finite Elements in Analysis and Design

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 229-237

  Victoria, Mariano ^a   Querin, Osvaldo M ^b   Martí, Pascual ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF CARTAGENA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Fixed grid; Isolines; Isosurfaces; Multiple load cases; Three dimensional continuum; Topology design

Indexed keywords

CONTINUUM STRUCTURES; CONTINUUM TOPOLOGY DESIGN; FIXED GRIDS; ISO SURFACE; ITERATIVE ALGORITHM; MULTIPLE LOAD CASE; MULTIPLE LOADING; STRUCTURAL BEHAVIOUR; TOPOLOGICAL DESIGN; TOPOLOGY DESIGN; VON MISES STRESS;

ALGORITHMS; ITERATIVE METHODS; STEEL STRUCTURES; THREE DIMENSIONAL; TOPOLOGY;

DESIGN;

EID: 73149108838     PISSN: 0168874X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.finel.2009.09.003     Document Type: Article

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