Detection and quantification of flaws in structures by the extended finite element method and genetic algorithms

DOI10.1002/nme.2766zbMath1188.74020WikidataQ60143805 ScholiaQ60143805MaRDI QIDQ3567276

Haim Waisman, E. N. Chatzi, Andrew W. Smyth

Publication date: 11 June 2010

Published in: International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://doi.org/10.1002/nme.2766

zbMATH Keywords

GA; inverse problem; genetic algorithms; NDE; extended finite element method; XFEM; structural health monitoring; flaws; NDT; non-destructive techniques

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

74S05: Finite element methods applied to problems in solid mechanics

74G75: Inverse problems in equilibrium solid mechanics

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Uses Software

• XFEM
• Fortran-GA

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