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An improved soft-kill BESO algorithm for optimal distribution of single or multiple material phases
Finding the optimum distribution of material phases in a multi-material structure is a frequent and important problem in structural engineering which involves topology optimization. The Bi-directional Evolutionary Structural Optimization (BESO) method is now a well-known topology optimization method. In this paper an improved soft-kill BESO algorithm is introduced which can handle both single and multiple material distribution problems. A new filtering scheme and a gradual procedure inspired by the continuation approach are used in this algorithm. Capabilities of the proposed method are demonstrated using different examples. It is shown that the proposed method can result in considerable improvements compared to the normal BESO algorithm particularly when solving problems involving very soft material or void phase.
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Structural and multidisciplinary optimizationVolume
52Issue
4Pagination
773 - 792Publisher
SpringerLocation
Berlin, GermanyPublisher DOI
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1615-147XeISSN
1615-1488Language
eng.Publication classification
C Journal article; C1.1 Refereed article in a scholarly journalCopyright notice
2015, Springer-Verlag Berlin HeidelbergUsage metrics
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