A CA D system based on combining structural optimization methods and graphical interaction is presented. The optimization methods implement the automated decisions and algorithms while the interaction provides the means to implement the designer's decisions. A new interactive optimization procedure
Simplified direct optimization of tubular truss structures
β Scribed by Lewis P. Felton; Moshe B. Fuchs
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1981
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 817 KB
- Volume
- 17
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0029-5981
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