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Multi-objective BESO topology optimization for stiffness and frequency of continuum structures

  • Teimouri, Mohsen (Research laboratory of passive safety systems, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, K. N. Toosi University of Technology) ;
  • Asgari, Masoud (Research laboratory of passive safety systems, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, K. N. Toosi University of Technology)
  • Received : 2018.10.18
  • Accepted : 2019.05.23
  • Published : 2019.10.25
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Abstract

Topology optimization of structures seeking the best distribution of mass in a design space to improve the structural performance and reduce the weight of a structure is one of the most comprehensive issues in the field of structural optimization. In addition to structures stiffness as the most common objective function, frequency optimization is of great importance in variety of applications too. In this paper, an efficient multi-objective Bi-directional Evolutionary Structural Optimization (BESO) method is developed for topology optimization of frequency and stiffness in continuum structures simultaneously. A software package including a Matlab code and Abaqus FE solver has been created for the numerical implementation of multi-objective BESO utilizing the weighted function method. At the same time, by considering the weaknesses of the optimized structure in single-objective optimizations for stiffness or frequency problems, slight modifications have been done on the numerical algorithm of developed multi-objective BESO in order to overcome challenges due to artificial localized modes, checker boarding and geometrical symmetry constraint during the progressive iterations of optimization. Numerical results show that the proposed Multiobjective BESO method is efficient and optimal solutions can be obtained for continuum structures based on an existent finite element model of the structures.

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