Topological-derivative-based design of stiff fiber-reinforced structures with optimally oriented continuous fibers
| Autor: | Kiran Kumar, G. K. Ananthasuresh, Gundavarapu Sesha, Saketh Sridhara, Akshay Desai, Mihir Mogra |
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| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
| Předmět: |
Control and Optimization
Materials science Discretization Mathematical analysis Isotropy 0211 other engineering and technologies Physics::Optics Stiffness 02 engineering and technology Computer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design Finite element method Computer Science Applications 020303 mechanical engineering & transports 0203 mechanical engineering Control and Systems Engineering medicine Embedding Vector field Topological derivative medicine.symptom Anisotropy Software 021106 design practice & management |
| Zdroj: | Structural and Multidisciplinary Optimization. 63:703-720 |
| ISSN: | 1615-1488 1615-147X |
| DOI: | 10.1007/s00158-020-02721-1 |
| Popis: | We use topological derivatives to obtain fiber-reinforced structural designs with non-periodic continuous fibers optimally arranged in specific patterns. The distribution of anisotropic fiber material within isotropic matrix material is determined for given volume fractions of void and material as well as fiber and matrix simultaneously, for maximum stiffness. In this three-phase material distribution approach, we generate a Pareto surface of stiffness and two volume fractions by adjusting the level-set plane in the topological sensitivity field. For this, we utilize topological derivatives for interchanging (i) isotropic material and void; (ii) fiber material and void; and (iii) isotropic and fiber materials, during iterative optimization. While the isotropic topological derivative is well known, the latter two required modification of the anisotropic topological derivative. Furthermore, we used the polar form of the topological derivative to determine the optimal orientation of the fiber at every point. Thus, in the discretized finite element model, we get element-wise optimal fiber orientation in the portions where fiber is present. Using these discrete sets of orientations, we extract continuous fibers as streamlines of the vector field. We show that continuous fibers are aligned with the principal stress directions as first reported by Pedersen. Three categories of examples are presented: (i) embedding fiber everywhere in the isotropic matrix without voids; (ii) selectively embedding fiber for a given volume fraction of the fiber without voids; and (iii) including voids for given volume fractions of fiber and matrix materials. We also present an example with multiple load cases. Additionally, in view of practical implementation of laying up or 3D-printing of fibers within the matrix material, we simplify the dense arrangement of fibers by evenly spacing them while retaining their specific patterns. |
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