Cascading - an approach to robust material optimization

0410305 20240103182204.920060210235959.9 Cascading - an approach to robust material optimization 12 s. cav_un_epca*02564490045-7949Computers and Structures76431-442Elsevier cav_un_auth*0101131 Kočvara Michal UTIA-B Department of Decision Making Theory Ústav teorie informace a automatizace AV ČR, v. v. i. cav_un_auth*0212008 Zowe J. DE cav_un_auth*0212627 Nemirovski A. IL 12C IAA1075707 GA AV CZ cav_un_auth*0012793 AV0Z1075907 This paper deals with a central question of structural optimization: design of the stiffest structure occupying some fixed domain which is capable of carrying a given set of external loads. The design variables are the material properties at each point of the structure. In addition, we require that the structure can with stand small incidental forces which are not known a priori. BA MTR http://hdl.handle.net/11104/0130396 UTIA-B 20000021 2000 cav_un_epca*0256449 Computers and Structures 0045-7949 1879-2243 Roč. 76 - 2000 431 442 Elsevier