Topology optimization using B-spline finite elements

DOI10.1007/s00158-011-0650-yzbMath1274.74358MaRDI QIDQ381645

Ashok V. Kumar, Anand Parthasarathy

Publication date: 15 November 2013

Published in: Structural and Multidisciplinary Optimization (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00158-011-0650-y

zbMATH Keywords

topology optimization; B-spline finite elements; compliance minimization; density smoothing

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

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

65N30: Finite element, Rayleigh-Ritz and Galerkin methods for boundary value problems involving PDEs

74P15: Topological methods for optimization problems in solid mechanics

74P05: Compliance or weight optimization in solid mechanics

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Uses Software

• ESOFRAME

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