PRACTICAL CONSIDERATIONS IN 2-DIMENSIONAL SHAPE OPTIMIZATION OF ELASTIC CONTINUUM

Authors
NAQIB RA ZUREICK A WILL KM
Citation
Ra. Naqib et al., PRACTICAL CONSIDERATIONS IN 2-DIMENSIONAL SHAPE OPTIMIZATION OF ELASTIC CONTINUUM, Computers & structures, 61(2), 1996, pp. 315-330
Citations number
20
Categorie Soggetti
Computer Sciences","Computer Application, Chemistry & Engineering","Computer Science Interdisciplinary Applications","Engineering, Civil
Journal title
Computers & structures → ACNP
ISSN journal
00457949
Volume
61
Issue
2
Year of publication
1996
Pages
315 - 330
Database
ISI
SICI code
0045-7949(1996)61:2<315:PCI2SO>2.0.ZU;2-J
Abstract
This paper presents some of the practical issues that are encountered when designing and implementing a two-dimensional shape optimization c omputer program. The topics discussed will be focused on reducing the number of stiffness inversions (decompositions), treating geometrical dependencies between decision variables, processing mathematical relat ions (needed for geometrical constraints or dependencies), the frequen cy of evaluating gradients, and the steps that are involved in typical shape optimization process. Copyright (C) 1996 Elsevier Science Ltd.