A finite element-based level set method for structural optimization

International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering

Volumn 82, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 805-842

  Xing, Xianghua ^a   Wei, Peng ^a,b   Wang, Michael Yu ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b SOUTH CHINA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Finite element; Level set method; Streamline diffusion; Structural optimization

Indexed keywords

DIRICHLET BOUNDARY CONDITION; FINITE DIFFERENCE; FINITE ELEMENT; LEVEL SET METHOD; LEVEL-SET EQUATION; LUMPED SCHEME; NUMERICAL EXAMPLE; OPTIMIZATION METHOD; REINITIALIZATION; REINITIALIZATION EQUATION; STREAMLINE DIFFUSION; STREAMLINE-DIFFUSION FINITE ELEMENT METHODS;

DIFFUSION; DROP BREAKUP; LEVEL MEASUREMENT; SHAPE OPTIMIZATION; STRUCTURAL DESIGN; STRUCTURAL OPTIMIZATION;

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD;

EID: 77951287433     PISSN: 00295981     EISSN: 10970207     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/nme.2785     Document Type: Article

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