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Conceptual design of buildings subjected to wind load by using topology optimization

  • Tang, Jiwu (Centre for Innovative Structures and Materials, School of Civil, Environmental and Chemical Engineering, RMIT University) ;
  • Xie, Yi Min (Centre for Innovative Structures and Materials, School of Civil, Environmental and Chemical Engineering, RMIT University) ;
  • Felicetti, Peter (Felicetti Pty Ltd.)
  • Received : 2012.09.13
  • Accepted : 2013.08.23
  • Published : 2014.01.25
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Abstract

The latest developments in topology optimization are integrated with Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) for the conceptual design of building structures. The wind load on a building is simulated using CFD, and the structural response of the building is obtained from finite element analysis under the wind load obtained. Multiple wind directions are simulated within a single fluid domain by simply expanding the simulation domain. The bi-directional evolutionary structural optimization (BESO) algorithm with a scheme of material interpolation is extended for an automatic building topology optimization considering multiple wind loading cases. The proposed approach is demonstrated by a series of examples of optimum topology design of perimeter bracing systems of high-rise building structures.

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Supported by : Australian Research Council

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