Shape optimization of thin walled structures governed by geometrically nonlinear mechanics

DOI10.1016/j.cma.2012.05.016zbMath1253.74079OpenAlexW2067733850MaRDI QIDQ695952

Matthias Firl, Kai-Uwe Bletzinger

Publication date: 17 December 2012

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.2012.05.016

zbMATH Keywords

shellsshape optimizationnonlinear mechanicsmembrane actionthin walled structures

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Shells (74K25) Optimization of shapes other than minimal surfaces (49Q10) Topological methods for optimization problems in solid mechanics (74P15)

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