Global optimization of robust truss topology via mixed integer semidefinite programming

Optimization and Engineering

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 355-379

  Yonekura, Kazuo ^a   Kanno, Yoshihiro ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Branch and bound method; Global optimization; Robust optimization; Semidefinite program; Topology optimization

Indexed keywords

CRITICAL LOAD; CROSS SECTIONAL AREA; EXTERNAL LOADS; GLOBAL OPTIMAL SOLUTIONS; GLOBAL OPTIMIZATION METHOD; LOAD UNCERTAINTY; LOCAL OPTIMIZATIONS; MIXED INTEGER; NUMERICAL EXAMPLE; OPTIMIZATION PROBLEMS; ROBUST OPTIMIZATION; SEMI-DEFINITE PROGRAMMING; SEMIDEFINITE PROGRAMS; STOCHASTIC UNCERTAINTIES; TOPOLOGY OPTIMIZATION; UNCERTAINTY MODELS;

GLOBAL OPTIMIZATION; INTEGER PROGRAMMING; OPTIMAL SYSTEMS; STRUCTURAL DESIGN; STRUCTURAL OPTIMIZATION; TOPOLOGY; TRUSSES;

BRANCH AND BOUND METHOD;

EID: 77955660100     PISSN: 13894420     EISSN: 15732924     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11081-010-9107-1     Document Type: Article

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