Abstract:A variational formulation of the topology optimization problem is presented. A strain energy functional, being an equivalent of compliance, was minimized while constraints were imposed on the body mass. A global mass constraint and a local constraint on the amount of mass accumulated in a single material point of the body were adopted. A penalization procedure was defined and implemented in the optimization process to speed up the latter. The procedure in the successive optimization process steps translocates … Show more
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