Zhan Kang
Professor Supervisor of Doctorate Candidates Supervisor of Master's Candidates
Main positions:Deputy Dean, Faculty of Vehicle Engineering and Mechanics
Other Post:Deputy Dean, Faculty of Vehicle Engineering and Mechanics
Gender:Male
Alma Mater:Stuttgart University, Germany
Degree:Doctoral Degree
School/Department:Department of Engineering Mechanics/ State Key Laboratory of Structural Analysis for Industrial Equimpment
Discipline:Engineering Mechanics. Computational Mechanics. Aerospace Mechanics and Engineering. Solid Mechanics
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Date of Publication:2018-09-01
Journal:COMPUTER METHODS IN APPLIED MECHANICS AND ENGINEERING
Included Journals:SCIE
Volume:339
Page Number:591-614
ISSN No.:0045-7825
Key Words:Topology optimization; Level set; Additive manufacturing; Overhang; Geometrical constraint
Abstract:This paper presents a level set-based topology optimization method considering the overhang constraint in additive manufacturing (AM) processes. Though the combination of the topology optimization and AM shows a promising potential and high design flexibility, there are still certain limitations. The overhang constraint is one of the major issues that need to be considered in the design stage. It requires the inclination angles of structural downward-facing surfaces to be larger than a given lower bound, so as to prevent the structure from warping or collapsing during the AM process. We propose a new form of overhang constraint in the level set framework, which is expressed as a single domain integral instead of point-wise constraints. This domain integral form facilitates the detection of overhang constraint violation. The shape derivative of the overhang constraint is derived by using the signed distance property of the level set function. The proposed method is capable of dealing with constraints with different minimum overhang angles. Theoretically, it allows the optimization to proceed from an arbitrary structural layout, without the need to satisfy the overhang constraint in the initial design. Several numerical examples are given to show the validity and effectiveness of the proposed method. It is seen in these examples that the overhang constraint is satisfied mainly by adjusting the local shape of structural members violating the overhang constraint during the optimization process. Thus, the overhang angle constrained optimization can generate similar load paths as in conventional optimal designs in most cases, without significantly worsening the structural stiffness. (C) 2018 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
Dr. Zhan Kang is a Changjiang Scholar Chair Professor of Dalian University of Technology. He graduated from Shanghai Jiaotong University in 1992, received his MEng in mechanics from Dalian University of Technology in 1995 and his Dr. –Ing. degree from Stuttgart University, Germany in 2005. His current research involves issues such as topology optimization, structural optimization under uncertainties, design optimization of smart structures and nanomechanics. Dr. Kang has published over 100 research papers in peer-reviewed international journals and one monograph. He has received 5500 citations and has an H-index of 39 (Google Scholar). Dr. Kang has been granted the Outstanding Youth Fund of Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC). He has been principal investigator of 8 NSFC projects and a Key Project of Chinese National Programs for Fundamental Research and Development (973 Project). He has also conducted many consultancy projects.
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