Reliability-based topology optimization based on bidirectional evolutionary structural optimization using multi-objective sensitivity numbers

International Journal of Automotive Technology

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 849-856

  Cho, K H ^a   Park, J Y ^a   Ryu, S P ^a   Han, S Y ^a  

^a Hanyang University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Bi directional evolutionary structural optimization; Multi objective design optimization; Performance measure approach; Reliability based topology optimization

Indexed keywords

BI-DIRECTIONAL EVOLUTIONARY STRUCTURAL OPTIMIZATIONS; DESIGN VARIABLES; MULTI OBJECTIVE; MULTI-OBJECTIVE DESIGN OPTIMIZATION; MULTI-OBJECTIVE OPTIMIZATION TECHNIQUES; OPTIMAL TOPOLOGIES; PERFORMANCE MEASURE APPROACHES; PROBABILISTIC CONSTRAINTS; RELIABILITY INDEX; RELIABILITY-BASED TOPOLOGY OPTIMIZATION; STATIC STIFFNESS;

CURVE FITTING; REINFORCEMENT; RELIABILITY; STRUCTURAL OPTIMIZATION; TOPOLOGY;

MULTIOBJECTIVE OPTIMIZATION;

EID: 81755166618     PISSN: 12299138     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12239-011-0097-6     Document Type: Article

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