ON VARIOUS ASPECTS OF EVOLUTIONARY STRUCTURAL OPTIMIZATION FOR PROBLEMS WITH STIFFNESS CONSTRAINTS

Authors
CHU DN XIE YM HIRA A STEVEN GP
Citation
Dn. Chu et al., ON VARIOUS ASPECTS OF EVOLUTIONARY STRUCTURAL OPTIMIZATION FOR PROBLEMS WITH STIFFNESS CONSTRAINTS, Finite elements in analysis and design, 24(4), 1997, pp. 197-212
Citations number
17
Categorie Soggetti
Mathematics,Engineering,Mechanics,Mathematics
Journal title
Finite elements in analysis and design → ACNP
ISSN journal
0168874X
Volume
24
Issue
4
Year of publication
1997
Pages
197 - 212
Database
ISI
SICI code
0168-874X(1997)24:4<197:OVAOES>2.0.ZU;2-X
Abstract
An evolutionary structural optimization (ESO) method for problems with stiffness constraints which is capable of performing simultaneous sha pe and topology optimization has been recently presented. This paper d iscusses various aspects of this method such as influences of the elem ent removal ratio, the mesh size and the element type on optimal desig ns.