Generation of ground structures for 2D and 3D design domains
Abstract
Introducing the concept of a design domain to truss topology optimization, this paper presents an algorithm generating geometrically admissible ground structures on possibly concave (or even disconnected) 3D design domains. That is a set of connections between nodal points actually respecting the geometry of the design domain. Since ground structures may be applied in other contexts the presentation does not assume any specifics of truss topology optimization. However, in the example section an application of ground structures in a truss topology optimization problem may be found.
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Citation
da Silva Smith, O. (1998), "Generation of ground structures for 2D and 3D design domains", Engineering Computations, Vol. 15 No. 4, pp. 462-500. https://doi.org/10.1108/02644409810219820
Publisher
:MCB UP Ltd
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