A 213-line topology optimization code for geometrically nonlinear structures

作者：Chen, Qi; Zhang, Xianmin^*; Zhu, Benliang

来源：Structural and Multidisciplinary Optimization, 2019, 59(5): 1863-1879.

DOI：10.1007/s00158-018-2138-5

• MATLAB code
• ANSYS
• Topology optimization
• Geometrical nonlinearity

This paper presents a 213-line MATLAB code for topology optimization of geometrically nonlinear structures. It is developed based on the density method. The code adopts the ANSYS parametric design language (APDL) that provides convenient access to advanced finite element analysis (FEA). An additive hyperelasticity technique is employed to circumvent numerical difficulties in solving the material density-based topology optimization of elastic structures undergoing large displacements. The sensitivity information is obtained by extracting the increment of the element strain energy. The validity of the code is demonstrated by the minimum compliance problem and the compliant inverter problem.

• 出版日期2019-5
• 单位华南理工大学