An Efficient Topology Optimization Method for Structures with Uniform Stress

Abstract

This paper focuses on two kinds of bi-objective topology optimization problems with uniform-stress constraints: compliance-volume minimization and local frequency response–volume minimization problems. An adaptive volume constraint (AVC) algorithm based on an improved bisection method is proposed. Using this algorithm, the bi-objective uniform-stress-constrained topology optimization problem is transformed into a single-objective topology optimization problem and a volume-decision problem. The parametric level set method based on the compactly supported radial basis functions is employed to solve the single-objective problem, in which a self-organized acceleration scheme based on shape derivative and topological sensitivity is proposed to adaptively adjust the derivative of the objective function and the step length during the optimization. To solve the volume-decision problem, an improved bisection method is proposed. Numerical examples are tested to illustrate the feasibility and effectiveness of the self-organized acceleration scheme and the AVC algorithm based on the improved bisection method. An extended application to the bi-objective stress-constrained topology optimization of a structure with stress concentration is also presented.