On interpreting load paths and identifying a load bearing topology from finite element analysis

Generating optimal topologies in structural design using a homogenization method

Martin P. Bendsøe, Noboru Kikuchi · Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering · 1988 · 7.3K citations · Full text

Engineering, Design, Design Optimization +10

A simple evolutionary procedure for structural optimization

Yi Min Xie, Grant P. Steven · Computers & Structures · 1993 · 2.6K citations

Architecture, Mathematics, Design Optimization +13

Topology optimization of continuum structures with local stress constraints

Pierre Duysinx, Martin P. Bendsøe · International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering · 1998 · 739 citations

Engineering, Materials Engineering, Materials Science +17

Sequential integer programming methods for stress constrained topology optimization

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Natural Sciences, Computational Engineering, Mechanical Engineering +14

A procedure for determining load paths in elastic continua

Donald W. Kelly, M. Elsley · Engineering Computations · 1995 · 63 citations

Engineering, Civil Engineering, Finite Element Analysis +16