Topology optimization for compliant mechanisms, using evolutionary-hybrid algorithms and application to the design of auxetic materials

Composites Part B: Engineering

Volumn 43, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 2655-2668

  Kaminakis, Nikolaos T ^a   Stavroulakis, Georgios E ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF CRETE   (Greece)

Author keywords

A. Smart materials; Auxetic materials; B. Elasticity; C. Computational modeling; C. Micro mechanics

Indexed keywords

APPLIED LOADING; AUXETIC MATERIALS; AUXETICS; C. MICRO-MECHANICS; COMPUTATIONAL MODELING; DESIGN SPACES; DESIGN VARIABLES; DIFFERENTIAL EVOLUTION; DISCRETIZATIONS; EVALUATION TOOL; GLOBAL OPTIMIZATION ALGORITHM; HYBRID METHOD; ITERATIVE LOCAL SEARCH METHOD; LOCAL METHODS; LOCAL MINIMUMS; MONOLITHIC STRUCTURES; MULTI OBJECTIVE; NEGATIVE POISSON'S RATIOS; TRUSS ELEMENTS;

COMPLIANT MECHANISMS; ELASTICITY; EVOLUTIONARY ALGORITHMS; GLOBAL OPTIMIZATION; LOADING; MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; MECHANISMS; POISSON RATIO;

STRUCTURAL DESIGN;

EID: 84862853393     PISSN: 13598368     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compositesb.2012.03.018     Document Type: Conference Paper

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