Bi-directional Evolutionary Structural Optimization on Advanced Structures and Materials: A Comprehensive Review

Archives of Computational Methods in Engineering - Tập 25 Số 2 - Trang 437-478 - 2018
Liang Xia1, Qi Xia1, Xiaodong Huang2, Yi Min Xie2
1The State Key Laboratory of Digital Manufacturing Equipment and Technology, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
2School of Engineering, RMIT University, Melbourne, Australia

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