A level set method for structural topology optimization.

DOI10.1016/S0045-7825(02)00559-5zbMath1083.74573MaRDI QIDQ1870957

Michael Yu Wang, DongMing Guo, Xiao-Ming Wang

Publication date: 6 May 2003

Published in: Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering (Search for Journal in Brave)

zbMATH Keywords

implicit moving boundary

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Topological methods for optimization problems in solid mechanics (74P15)

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