A dynamic penalty function method for the solution of structural optimization problems

DOI10.1016/0307-904X(94)90307-7zbMath0807.73046MaRDI QIDQ1337236

W. J. Roux, Nielen Stander, Johannes Arnoldus Snyman

Publication date: 30 October 1994

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

zbMATH Keywords

constrained optimizationquadratic subproblemsdynamic trajectory methodDYNAMIC-\(Q\) methodminimum weight structuressuccessive application

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Optimization problems in solid mechanics (74P99)

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Uses Software

• NAG
• nag

Cites Work

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