Topology optimization with multiple materials via moving morphable component (MMC) method

• Published in: International journal for numerical methods in engineering Vol. 113; no. 11; pp. 1653 - 1675
• Main Authors: Zhang, Weisheng, Song, Junfu, Zhou, Jianhua, Du, Zongliang, Zhu, Yichao, Sun, Zhi, Guo, Xu
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Bognor Regis Wiley Subscription Services, Inc 16.03.2018
• Subjects: Isotropic material; moving morphable component (MMC); multiple material; sensitivity analysis; Topology optimization

Summary With the fast development of additive manufacturing technology, topology optimization involving multiple materials has received ever increasing attention. Traditionally, this kind of optimization problem is solved within the implicit solution framework by using the Solid Isotropic Material w...