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Stress-based shape and topology optimization with the level set method. (English) Zbl 1439.74294
Summary: This paper proposes a level set method to solve minimum stress and stress-constrained shape and topology optimization problems. The method solves a sub-optimization problem every iteration to obtain optimal boundary velocities. A $$p$$-norm stress functional is used to aggregate stresses in a single constraint. The shape sensitivity function is derived and a computational procedure based on a least squares interpolation approach is devised in order to compute sensitivities at the boundaries. Adaptive constraint scaling is used to enforce exact control of stress limits. Numerical results show that the method is able to solve the problem efficiently for single and multiple load cases obtaining solutions with smooth boundaries.

##### MSC:
 74P15 Topological methods for optimization problems in solid mechanics 74A10 Stress 74S05 Finite element methods applied to problems in solid mechanics
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