\[E = E_{min} + (E_{max} - E_{min}) \rho ^ p\]
\[E = \frac{\rho}{(1 + 8. * (1. - \rho)) * E_{max}}\]
if method =='SIMP': C = rho_e**3 else: # for RAMP method C = rho_e/(1 + 8. * (1. - rho_e))