Heng Chi, Davi L. Ramos, Adeildo S. Ramos, Glaucio H.

Paulino,
On structural topology optimization considering material nonlinearity: Plane strain
versus plane stress solutions,
Advances in Engineering Software,
Volume 131,
2019,
Pages 217-231,
ISSN 0965-9978,
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.advengsoft.2018.08.017.
(https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0965997818302576)
Abstract: We present a structural topology optimization framework considering
material nonlinearity by means of a tailored hyperelastic formulation. The
nonlinearity is incorporated through a hyperelastic constitutive model, which is
capable of capturing a range of nonlinear material behavior under both plane strain
and plane stress conditions. We explore both standard (i.e. quadrilateral) and
polygonal finite elements in the solution process, and achieve smooth convergence
in both the optimization process and the solution of nonlinear state equations.
Numerical examples are presented, which demonstrate that the topology optimization
framework can effectively capture the influence of various material behaviors, load
levels and loading conditions (i.e. plane stress versus plane strain) on the
optimal topologies.
Keywords: Topology optimization; Material nonlinearity; Plane stress; Plane strain;
Ogden-based model