A further review of ESO type methods for topology optimization

• Published in: Structural and multidisciplinary optimization Vol. 41; no. 5; pp. 671 - 683
• Main Authors: Huang, Xiaodong, Xie, Yi-Min
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin/Heidelberg Springer-Verlag 01.05.2010; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Algorithms; Computational Mathematics and Numerical Analysis; Engineering; Engineering Design; Forum Discussion; Nonlinear programming; Stiffness; Theoretical and Applied Mechanics; Topology optimization; Displacement constraint; Evolutionary Structural Optimization (ESO); Bi-directional ESO (BESO); Local optimum; Optimal design

Evolutionary Structural Optimization (ESO) and its later version bi-directional ESO (BESO) have gained widespread popularity among researchers in structural optimization and practitioners in engineering and architecture. However, there have also been many critical comments on various aspects of ESO/...