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An Optimization Approach for Stiffener Layout of Composite Stiffened Panels Based on Moving Morphable Components (MMCs)

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An explicit topology optimization method for the stiffener layout of composite stiffened panels is proposed based on moving morphable components (MMCs). The skin and stiffeners are considered as panels with different bending stiffnesses, with the use of equivalent stiffness method. Then the location and geometric properties of composite stiffeners are determined by several MMCs to perform topology optimization, which can greatly simplify the finite element model. With the objective of maximizing structural stiffness, several typical cases with various loading and boundary conditions are selected as numerical examples to demonstrate the proposed method. The numerical examples illustrate that the proposed method can provide clear stiffener layout and explicit geometry information, which is not limited within the framework of parameter and size optimization. The mechanical properties of composite stiffened panels can be fully enhanced.

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The financial supports from the National Key Research and Development Plan (2016YFB0201601), the Foundation for Innovative Research Groups of the National Natural Science Foundation (11821202), the National Natural Science Foundation (11872138, 11702048, 11732004 and 11772076), Program for Changjiang Scholars, Innovative Research Team in University (PCSIRT) Young Elite Scientists Sponsorship Program by CAST (2018QNRC001), Liaoning Natural Science Foundation Guidance Plan (20170520293) and 111 Project (B14013) are gratefully acknowledged.

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  1. State Key Laboratory of Structural Analysis for Industrial Equipment, Department of Engineering Mechanics, International Research Center for Computational Mechanics, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, 116023, China

    Zhi Sun, Ronghua Cui, Tianchen Cui, Chang Liu & Xu Guo

  2. Institute of Traffic and Transportation Engineering, Dalian Jiaotong University, Dalian, 116028, China

    Shanshan Shi

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Sun, Z., Cui, R., Cui, T. et al. An Optimization Approach for Stiffener Layout of Composite Stiffened Panels Based on Moving Morphable Components (MMCs). Acta Mech. Solida Sin. 33, 650–662 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10338-020-00161-4

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