Topology optimization of continuum structures with different tensile and compressive properties in bridge layout design

Authors:
Shutian Liu;Heting Qiao
Affiliations:
State Key Laboratory of Structural Analysis for Industrial Equipment, Department of Engineering Mechanics, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, China 116024;State Key Laboratory of Structural Analysis for Industrial Equipment, Department of Engineering Mechanics, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, China 116024
Venue:
Structural and Multidisciplinary Optimization
Year:
2011

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Abstract

In order to solve elasticity problems with dual extension/compression modulus this paper presents a technique that employ Heaviside function to describe the nonlinear relationship of stress and material modulus smoothing the constitutive discontinuity. An initial stress technique is utilized in the FEM based numerical analysis, which may lead to a higher computing efficiency since the stiffness matrix needs to be triangularized only once in the whole computing, moreover, avoid the inconvenience induced by choosing shear modulus in the conventional iterative algorithm. Furthermore, a multimaterial model is proposed to formulate the topology optimization problem for bridge layout designs. Two types of materials which are concrete and steels are distributed within the design domain to accommodate design need. In addition, sensitivity of the new material model is derived using the adjoint method. The effectiveness of the present design methodology and optimization scheme is then demonstrated through numerical examples.