J122025 A study of the optimum design of the locally resonant sonic materials using the level set based-topology optimization method

2012 ◽  
Vol 2012 (0) ◽  
pp. _J122025-1-_J122025-2
Author(s):  
Takayuki YAMADA ◽  
Toshiro MATSUMOTO
Author(s):  
Meisam Takalloozadeh ◽  
Krishnan Suresh

The objective of this paper is to demonstrate a topology optimization method subject to displacement and stress constraints. The method does not rely on pseudo-densities; instead it exploits the concept of topological level-set where ‘partial’ elements are avoided. Consequently: (1) the stresses are well-defined at all points within the evolving topology, and (2) the finite-element analysis is robust and efficient. Further, in the proposed method, a series of topologies of decreasing volume fractions are generated in a single optimization run. The method is illustrated through numerical experiments in 2D.


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