An alternative truly-mixed formulation to solve pressure load problems in topology optimization

Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering

Volumn 198, Issue 17-20, 2009, Pages 1500-1512

  Bruggi, Matteo ^a   Cinquini, Carlo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Mixed finite elements; Pressure loads; Topology optimization

Indexed keywords

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FLUIDS; INCOMPRESSIBLE FLOW; LOADS (FORCES); MATERIALS HANDLING; OPTIMAL SYSTEMS; STRUCTURAL OPTIMIZATION; TOPOLOGY;

ALTERNATIVE PROCEDURES; APPLICATION OF FINITE ELEMENTS; DISCRETIZATION; DOMAIN BOUNDARIES; FINITE ELEMENTS; FINITE-ELEMENT DISCRETIZATION; FLUID-PHASE; INCOMPRESSIBLE MATERIALS; INF-SUP CONDITIONS; LOAD APPLICATIONS; LOCKING PHENOMENONS; METHOD OF MOVING ASYMPTOTES; MIXED FINITE ELEMENTS; MIXED FORMULATIONS; NUMERICAL INSTABILITIES; NUMERICAL STUDIES; OPTIMAL DESIGNS; OPTIMIZATION PROCEDURES; PRESSURE CONSTRAINTS; PRESSURE LOADS; SOLID-PHASE; STRESS EVALUATIONS; TOPOLOGY OPTIMIZATION; TRANSFER PRESSURES; VARIATIONAL FORMULATIONS;

COUPLED CIRCUITS;

EID: 61849153479     PISSN: 00457825     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cma.2008.12.009     Document Type: Article

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