A level set method for shape and topology optimization of both structure and support of continuum structures

DOI10.1016/j.cma.2014.01.014zbMath1296.74084OpenAlexW2100745875MaRDI QIDQ459110

Qi Xia, Tielin Shi, Michael Yu Wang

Publication date: 8 October 2014

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

Full work available at URL: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cma.2014.01.014

zbMATH Keywords

level set methodshape derivativeshape and topology optimizationDirichlet boundaryhomogeneous Neumann boundary

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Finite element methods applied to problems in solid mechanics (74S05) Topological methods for optimization problems in solid mechanics (74P15) Sensitivity analysis for optimization problems on manifolds (49Q12)

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