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The paper describes the design optimization procedure implemented in the finite element program ANSYSR. The strategy is briefly summarized and a number of examples are quoted which show the broad area of application of the ANSYSR optimization technique.
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Müller, G., Tiefenthaler, P., Imgrund, M. (1993). Design Optimization with the Finite Element Program ANSYSR . In: Hörnlein, H.R.E.M., Schittkowski, K. (eds) Software Systems for Structural Optimization. International Series of Numerical Mathematics, vol 110. Birkhäuser Basel. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-0348-8553-9_3
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