@Article{cmes.2010.065.001,
AUTHOR = {Veturia  Chiroiu, Ligia  Munteanu, Adrian  Toader},
TITLE = {Optimum Design of a Thin Elastic Rod Using a Genetic Algorithm},
JOURNAL = {Computer Modeling in Engineering \& Sciences},
VOLUME = {65},
YEAR = {2010},
NUMBER = {1},
PAGES = {1--26},
URL = {http://www.techscience.com/CMES/v65n1/25557},
ISSN = {1526-1506},
ABSTRACT = {The best methods of the genetic algorithms (GA) are obtained in order to optimize the shape of a thin elastic rod subjected to spatial bending and torsion. The optimal cross-section is determined from the minimum volume condition, against the three modal bucklings.},
DOI = {10.3970/cmes.2010.065.001}
}