While topology optimization is typically employed for design at the component-level scale, it is increasingly being used to design the topology of high performance cellular materials. The design problem is posed as an optimization problem with governing unit cell and upscaling mechanics embedded in the formulation, and solved with formal mathematical programming. While design for linear elastic properties is generally well-established, this paper will discuss including nonlinear mechanics in the topology optimization formulation, also in the domain of cellular materials. In particular, the problem of maximizing total energy absorption of a cellular Bulk Metallic Glass material is considered and numerical and experimental analyses of the new design show that it has enhanced performance compared to conventional cellular topologies.
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ASME 2015 International Design Engineering Technical Conferences and Computers and Information in Engineering Conference
August 2–5, 2015
Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Design Engineering Division
- Computers and Information in Engineering Division
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978-0-7918-5708-3
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Topology Optimization of Cellular Materials With Maximized Energy Absorption
Josephine V. Carstensen,
Josephine V. Carstensen
Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD
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Reza Lotfi,
Reza Lotfi
Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD
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James K. Guest,
James K. Guest
Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD
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Jan Schroers
Jan Schroers
Yale University, New Haven, CT
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Josephine V. Carstensen
Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD
Reza Lotfi
Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD
James K. Guest
Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD
Wen Chen
Yale University, New Haven, CT
Jan Schroers
Yale University, New Haven, CT
Paper No:
DETC2015-47757, V02BT03A014; 10 pages
Published Online:
January 19, 2016
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Carstensen, JV, Lotfi, R, Guest, JK, Chen, W, & Schroers, J. "Topology Optimization of Cellular Materials With Maximized Energy Absorption." Proceedings of the ASME 2015 International Design Engineering Technical Conferences and Computers and Information in Engineering Conference. Volume 2B: 41st Design Automation Conference. Boston, Massachusetts, USA. August 2–5, 2015. V02BT03A014. ASME. https://doi.org/10.1115/DETC2015-47757
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