Stiffness design of heterogeneous periodic beam by topology optimization with integration of commercial software
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论文类型:期刊论文
发表时间:2016-08-01
发表刊物:COMPUTERS & STRUCTURES
收录刊物:Scopus、EI、SCIE
卷号:172
页面范围:71-80
ISSN号:0045-7949
关键字:Periodic beam; Topology optimization; Sensitivity analysis; Homogenization method; Commercial software
摘要:A topology optimization method is developed for microstructure design of heterogeneous periodic beam structure aiming at its extreme or specified effective stiffness. The effective stiffness is calculated using a FEM formulation of asymptotic homogenization method for heterogeneous periodic beam. Sensitivity of stiffness to the density design variable is derived analytically based on the solution of unit cell problems under corresponding generalized strain fields. Implementation of optimization procedure is generalized to take full advantage of commercial FEM software capabilities, with several examples presented to demonstrate its effectiveness. It is shown here the proposed method is extendible to periodic truss beam design. (C) 2016 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
