Topology Optimization of Periodic Structures Subject to Self-Weight Loading Using a Heuristic Method

• Published in: Materials Vol. 17; no. 22; p. 5652
• Main Author: Tajs-Zielińska, Katarzyna
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Switzerland MDPI AG 19.11.2024; MDPI
• Subjects: Algorithms; Cellular automata; Cellular structure; Civil engineering; Compliance; Construction costs; Cost control; Design optimization; Heuristic; Heuristic methods; Manufacturing; Optimization algorithms; Optimization techniques; Periodic structures; Topology optimization; optimal design; continuum structures; compliance minimization; engineering applications; periodic structures; multi-component structures; design-dependent loads; heuristic methods; topology optimization; numerical optimization methods; Cellular Automata; local update rule

This paper deals with the actual and challenging process of the optimal design of topologies of periodic structures taking into account the design-dependent loads. The topology formulation used in this paper minimizes the compliance value of the structure and is subject to a total volume constraint...