Multiscale structural optimisation with concurrent coupling between scales
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Author(s)
Murphy, Ryan
Imediegwu, Chikwesiri
Hewson, Robert
Santer, Matthew
Type
Journal Article
Abstract
A robust three-dimensional multiscale structural optimization framework with concurrent coupling between scales is presented. Concurrent coupling ensures that only the microscale data required to evaluate the macroscale model during each iteration of optimization is collected and results in considerable computational savings. This represents the principal novelty of this framework and permits a previously intractable number of design variables to be used in the parametrization of the microscale geometry, which in turn enables accessibility to a greater range of extremal point properties during optimization. Additionally, the microscale data collected during optimization is stored in a re-usable database, further reducing the computational expense of optimization. Application of this methodology enables structures with precise functionally-graded mechanical properties over two-scales to be derived, which satisfy one or multiple functional objectives. Two classical compliance minimization problems are solved within this paper and benchmarked against a Solid Isotropic Material with Penalization (SIMP) based topology optimization. Only a small fraction of the microstructure database is required to derive the optimized multiscale solutions, which demonstrates a significant reduction in the computational expense of optimization in comparison to contemporary sequential frameworks. In addition, both cases demonstrate a significant reduction in the compliance functional in comparison to the equivalent SIMP based optimizations.
Date Issued
2021-04-01
Date Acceptance
2020-10-27
Citation
Structural and Multidisciplinary Optimization: computer-aided optimal design of stressed solids and multidisciplinary systems, 2021, 63 (4), pp.1721-1741
ISSN
1615-147X
Publisher
Springer
Start Page
1721
End Page
1741
Journal / Book Title
Structural and Multidisciplinary Optimization: computer-aided optimal design of stressed solids and multidisciplinary systems
Volume
63
Issue
4
Copyright Statement
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Identifier
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs00158-020-02773-3
Subjects
Science & Technology
Technology
Computer Science, Interdisciplinary Applications
Engineering, Multidisciplinary
Mechanics
Computer Science
Engineering
Structural optimization
Multiscale methods
Concurrent coupling
Homogenization
TOPOLOGY OPTIMIZATION
DESIGN
Design Practice & Management
01 Mathematical Sciences
09 Engineering
Publication Status
Published
Date Publish Online
2021-01-08