Numerical study of a relaxed variational problem from optimal design. (English) Zbl 0591.73119

Goodman, Jonathan; Kohn, Robert V.; Reyna, Luis

Comput. Methods Appl. Mech. Eng. 57, 107-127 (1986).

See the preview in Zbl 0578.73086.

MSC:

74P99	Optimization problems in solid mechanics
49M20	Numerical methods of relaxation type

Keywords:

optimal design; placement of two elastic materials; cross-section; of a rod; maximum torsional rigidity; arrangement of two viscous; fluids in a pipe; maximum flux; Poisseuille flow; relaxation; Newton’s method; quadratic approximation; multigrid method

Citations:

Zbl 0578.73086

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