Evolutionary Topology Optimization of Continuum Structures: Methods and Applications

Evolutionary Topology Optimization of Continuum Structures: Methods and Applications

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  Huang, X ^a   Xie, Y M ^a  

^a RMIT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

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DOI: 10.1002/9780470689486     Document Type: Book

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