Exploring the 2.5D SIMTP with the Adaptive Refinement Based on the Nodal Thickness

Tejeswar Yarlagadda, Zixin Zhang, Liming Jiang, Pradeep Bhargava, Asif Usmani

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Abstract

In this paper, we discussed further developments of 2.5D SIMTP, a new structural optimization tool that scales the thickness of a point in a plane, and this plane can be discretized using a 2.5D plane stress element, which is exclusively developed to explore the above-proposed tool. Our recent publication on 2.5D SIMTP suggests a higher threshold of lower energy elements for having a stable finite element analysis. Therefore, an adaptive refinement based on the thickness is introduced to achieve thresholds as low as one in a thousand. The results using adaptive refinement on classical optimization problems showed the islanding phenomenon where this pathology was not observed until after filtering. Also, an optimized MBB beam is 3D printed with ABS M30i material to demonstrate the capabilities of 2.5D SIMTP.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationSpringer Tracts in Additive Manufacturing
PublisherSpringer Nature
Pages32-40
Number of pages9
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Jul 2024

Publication series

NameSpringer Tracts in Additive Manufacturing
VolumePart F3258
ISSN (Print)2730-9576
ISSN (Electronic)2730-9584

Keywords

  • 2.5D element
  • 2.5D SIMTP
  • Adaptive mesh refinement
  • Degenerated element
  • Islanding
  • Nodal design variable
  • Topology Optimization

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering
  • Mechanical Engineering

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