Phase field model for multi-material shape optimization of inextensible rods
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PDEs in connection with mechanics of deformable solids (35Q74) Asymptotic approximations, asymptotic expansions (steepest descent, etc.) (41A60) Methods involving semicontinuity and convergence; relaxation (49J45) Optimization of shapes other than minimal surfaces (49Q10) Nonlinear elasticity (74B20) Optimization of other properties in solid mechanics (74P10)
Abstract: We derive a model for the optimization of bending and torsional rigidity of non-homogeneous elastic rods, by studying a sharp interface shape optimization problem with perimeter penalization for the rod cross section, that treats the resulting torsional and bending rigidities as objectives. We then formulate a phase field approximation to the optimization problem and show -convergence to the aforementioned sharp interface model. This also implies existence of minimizers for the sharp interface optimization problem. Finally, we numerically find minimizers of the phase field problem using a steepest descent approach and relate the resulting optimal shapes to the development of plant morphology.
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