Journal article
Crashworthiness design of transient frame structures using topology optimization
Abstract
The aim of this paper is to present topology optimization as a method to obtain conceptual designs for crash-worthiness. The topology optimization formulation uses rigorously computed sensitivities. The large displacements and plasticity of the 2D beam elements are modelled with the co-rotational formulation and the plastic zone formulation, respectively.
Three examples are presented to show the results of combining topology optimization and crashworthiness optimization. (C) 2003 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
| Language: | English |
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| Year: | 2004 |
| Pages: | 653-678 |
| ISSN: | 00457825 and 18792138 |
| Types: | Journal article |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.cma.2003.11.001 |
