Design of optimally stiff structures using shape density function

Proceedings of the ASME Design Engineering Technical Conference

Volumn 1, Issue , 1999, Pages 1101-1106

  Kumar, Ashok V ^a   Wood, Aaron ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN;

OPTIMAL DESIGN; OPTIMIZATION TECHNIQUES; PIECE-WISE;

OPTIMAL SYSTEMS;

EID: 84896065069     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1115/DETC99/DAC-8601     Document Type: Conference Paper

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