Virtual displacement based discontinuity layout optimization

DOI10.1002/NME.7084MaRDI QIDQ6092286OpenAlexFDO

Authors Yiming Zhang, Xinquan Wang, Herbert A. Mang

Publication date 23 November 2023

Published in International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL https://arxiv.org/abs/2203.03822

zbMATH Keywords

upper bound limit analysissafety factorMohr-Coulomb failure

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Anelastic fracture and damage (74R20) Optimization of other properties in solid mechanics (74P10) Plastic materials, materials of stress-rate and internal-variable type (74C99)

Abstract: Discontinuity layout optimization (DLO) is a relatively new upper bound limit analysis method. Compared to classic topology optimization methods, aimed at obtaining the optimum design of a structure by considering its self-weight, building cost or bearing capacity, DLO optimizes the failure pattern of the structure under specific loading conditions and constraints by minimizing the dissipation energy. In this work, we present a modified DLO algorithm that contains all of the advantages of DLO. It is referred to virtual displacement-based discontinuity layout optimization (VDLO). VDLO takes the stress state of a loaded structure as a snapshot and correspondingly provides the optimum failure pattern, which greatly extends the application potential of DLO. Numerical examples indicate the effectiveness and flexibility of VDLO. It is regarded as a highly promising supplemental tool for other numerical methods in element-/node-based frameworks.

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