Design of functionally graded piezocomposites using topology optimization and homogenization -- toward effective energy harvesting materials

DOI10.1016/j.cma.2013.07.003zbMath1286.74079MaRDI QIDQ2450419

Glaucio H. Paulino, Emílio Carlos Nelli Silva, S. L. Vatanabe

Publication date: 14 May 2014

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

Full work available at URL: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cma.2013.07.003

zbMATH Keywords

piezoelectric materials; functionally graded materials; topology optimization; homogenization method; polygonal finite elements; material design

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

74A40: Random materials and composite materials

74Q05: Homogenization in equilibrium problems of solid mechanics

74P15: Topological methods for optimization problems in solid mechanics

Uses Software

• PolyTop
• PolyMesher