A symmetry reduction method for continuum structural topology optimization

Optimal shape design as a material distribution problem

Martin P. Bendsøe · Structural and Multidisciplinary Optimization · 1989 · 4.3K citations

Geometric Modeling, Engineering, Natural Sciences +9

On the Design of Compliant Mechanisms Using Topology Optimization*

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Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Computer-aided Design +17

A homogenization method for shape and topology optimization

Katsuyuki Suzuki, Noboru Kikuchi · Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering · 1991 · 909 citations · Full text

Geometric Modeling, Engineering, Natural Sciences +8

Checkerboard patterns in layout optimization

Antonio Rodríguez-Díaz, Ole Sigmund · Structural and Multidisciplinary Optimization · 1995 · 582 citations

Geometric Modeling, Architectural Design, Engineering +10

A new approach to variable-topology shape design using a constraint on perimeter

Robert B. Haber, C. S. Jog, M. P. Bends�e · Structural and Multidisciplinary Optimization · 1996 · 495 citations

Geometric Modeling, Variable-topology Shape Design, Engineering +12