S. Hernández1,2, A. Baldomir1, J. Díaz1, F. Pereira1
CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol.32, No.3, pp. 219-240, 2012, DOI:10.3970/cmc.2012.032.219
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… More >
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