A multi-material topology optimization algorithm based on the topological derivative

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DOI10.1016/J.CMA.2020.113090zbMATH Open1442.74168arXiv1911.09757OpenAlexW2991574319MaRDI QIDQ2184474FDOQ2184474


Authors: Peter Gangl Edit this on Wikidata


Publication date: 28 May 2020

Published in: Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: We present a level-set based topology optimization algorithm for design optimization problems involving an arbitrary number of different materials, where the evolution of a design is solely guided by topological derivatives. Our method can be seen as an extension of the algorithm that was introduced in (Amstutz, Andrae 2006) for two materials to the case of an arbitrary number M of materials. We represent a design that consists of multiple materials by means of a vector-valued level set function which maps into mathbbRM1. We divide the space mathbbRM1 into M sectors, each corresponding to one material, and establish conditions for local optimality of a design based on certain generalized topological derivatives. The optimization algorithm consists in a fixed point iteration striving to reach this optimality condition. Like the two-material version of the algorithm, also our method possesses a nucleation mechanism such that it is not necessary to start with a perforated initial design. We show numerical results obtained by applying the algorithm to an academic example as well as to the compliance minimization in linearized elasticity.


Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1911.09757




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