@Article{cmc.2012.032.219,
AUTHOR = {S.  Hernández, A.  Baldomir, J.  Díaz, F.  Pereira},
TITLE = {An Enhanced Formulation of the Maximum Entropy Method for Structural Optimization},
JOURNAL = {Computers, Materials \& Continua},
VOLUME = {32},
YEAR = {2012},
NUMBER = {3},
PAGES = {219--240},
URL = {http://www.techscience.com/cmc/v32n3/27913},
ISSN = {1546-2226},
ABSTRACT = {A numerical optimization method was proposed time ago by Templeman based on the maximum entropy principle. That approach combined the Kuhn-Tucker condition and the information theory postulates to create a probabilistic formulation of the optimality criteria techniques. Such approach has been enhanced in this research organizing the mathematical process in a single optimization loop and linearizing the constraints. It turns out that such procedure transforms the optimization process in a sequence of systems of linear equations which is a very efficient way of obtaining the optimum solution of the problem. Some examples of structural optimization, namely, a planar truss, a spatial truss and a composite stiffened panel, are presented to demonstrate the capabilities of the methodology.},
DOI = {10.3970/cmc.2012.032.219}
}