Journal article
Shape Optimal Structural Design Using Boundary Elements and Minimum Compliance Techniques
Journal of mechanical design (1990), Vol.106(4), pp.518-523
12/01/1984
DOI: 10.1115/1.3258604
Abstract
Shape optimal design of two-dimensional elastic components is formulated using boundary elements. The design objective is to minimize compliance of the structure, subject to an area constraint. All degrees of freedom of the model are at the boundary and there is no need for calculating displacements and stresses in the domain. Formulations based on linear and quadratic boundary elements are developed. The corresponding nonlinear programing problem is solved by Pshenichny’s linearization method. The model is applied to shape optimal design of several elastic structural components. The advantages and disadvantages of the boundary element method over the finite element technique for shape optimal design of structures are discussed, with reference to applications.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Shape Optimal Structural Design Using Boundary Elements and Minimum Compliance Techniques
- Creators
- C. A Mota Soares - Centro de Mecanica e Materiais da Universidade Tecnica de Lisboa (CEMUL), Instituto Superior Tecnico, 1096 Lisboa, PortugalH. C Rodrigues - Centro de Mecanica e Materiais da Universidade Tecnica de Lisboa (CEMUL), Instituto Superior Tecnico, 1096 Lisboa, PortugalK. K Choi - Center for Computer-Aided Design, College of Engineering, The University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA 52241
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Journal of mechanical design (1990), Vol.106(4), pp.518-523
- Publisher
- ASME
- DOI
- 10.1115/1.3258604
- ISSN
- 1050-0472
- eISSN
- 1528-9001
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 12/01/1984
- Academic Unit
- Mechanical Engineering
- Record Identifier
- 9984064249302771
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