Variational methods for structural optimization

zbMath0956.74001MaRDI QIDQ1580396

Cherkaev, Andrej V.

Publication date: 14 September 2000

Published in: Applied Mathematical Sciences (Search for Journal in Brave)

zbMATH Keywords

quasiconvexityrelaxationnecessary conditionselastic structures\(G\)-closurehomogenization proceduredual variational principlemin-max problemquasiconvex envelopeWeierstrass testisotropic compositesnon-convex integrandconductivity of inhomogneous mediummaximal conductivitymulti-material compositesnon-convex Lagrangiansoptimal shapes of cavitiesoptimization of non-energetic functionsstructures of extreme stiffness

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Bounds on effective properties in solid mechanics (74Q20) Composite and mixture properties (74E30) Research exposition (monographs, survey articles) pertaining to mechanics of deformable solids (74-02) Homogenization in equilibrium problems of solid mechanics (74Q05) Optimization problems in solid mechanics (74Pxx)

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