Shape, sizing optimization and material selection based on mixed variables and genetic algorithm

Optimization and Engineering

Volumn 12, Issue 1-2, 2011, Pages 111-128

  Tang, Xingang ^a   Bassir, David Hicham ^b,c   Zhang, Weihong ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN POLYTECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^c FIT/ESTP/Constructability   (France)

Author keywords

Genetic algorithms; Material selection; Mixed design variables; Multiobjective optimization; Shape optimization

Indexed keywords

CONTINUOUS VARIABLES; DESIGN DOMAINS; DESIGN PROCEDURE; DESIGN VARIABLES; GRADIENT-BASED OPTIMIZATION METHOD; KEYPOINTS; MATERIAL SELECTION; MATERIALS SELECTION; MAXIMUM STRESS; MIXED DESIGN VARIABLES; MIXED VARIABLES; MULTI OBJECTIVE; NUMERICAL EXAMPLE; OBJECTIVE OPTIMIZATION; OPTIMAL DISTRIBUTIONS; PARETO CURVE; SIMULTANEOUS DESIGNS; SIZING OPTIMIZATION; STRUCTURAL PARAMETER; STRUCTURAL WEIGHT;

CURVE FITTING; GENETIC ALGORITHMS; INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS; MATERIALS; MULTIOBJECTIVE OPTIMIZATION; STRESSES; STRUCTURAL DESIGN; STRUCTURAL OPTIMIZATION;

SHAPE OPTIMIZATION;

EID: 79952489718     PISSN: 13894420     EISSN: 15732924     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11081-010-9125-z     Document Type: Article

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