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5 - Optimization techniques

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 September 2014

David V. Thiel
David V. Thiel
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Griffith University, Queensland
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Research Methods for Engineers , pp. 156 - 191
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2014

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  • Optimization techniques
  • David V. Thiel, Griffith University, Queensland
  • Book: Research Methods for Engineers
  • Online publication: 05 September 2014
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9781139542326.007
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  • Optimization techniques
  • David V. Thiel, Griffith University, Queensland
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  • Optimization techniques
  • David V. Thiel, Griffith University, Queensland
  • Book: Research Methods for Engineers
  • Online publication: 05 September 2014
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9781139542326.007
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