liteITD a MATLAB Graphical User Interface (GUI) program for topology design of continuum structures

Over the past few decades, topology optimization has emerged as a powerful and useful tool for the de- sign of structures, also exploiting the ever growing computational speed and power. The design process has also been affected by computers which changed the concept of form into the concept of form...

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Autores: Victoria Nicolás, Mariano, Querin, Osvaldo M., Díaz Gómez, Concepción, Martí Montrull, Pascual
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2016
País:España
Institución:Universidad Politécnica de Cartagena(UPCT)
Repositorio:Repositorio Digital UPCT
OAI Identifier:oai:repositorio.upct.es:10317/13150
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/10317/13150
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0965997816301995?via%3Dihub
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:MATLAB GUI
liteITD algorithm
Isolines
Topology design
Continuum structures
Mecánica de Medios Continuos y Teoría de Estructuras
33 Ciencias Tecnológicas
3304 Tecnología de Los Ordenadores
3305.32 Ingeniería de Estructuras
3305 Tecnología de la Construcción
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Sumario:Over the past few decades, topology optimization has emerged as a powerful and useful tool for the de- sign of structures, also exploiting the ever growing computational speed and power. The design process has also been affected by computers which changed the concept of form into the concept of formation and the emergence of digital design. Topology optimization can modify existing designs, incorporate ex- plicit features into a design and generate completely new designs. This paper will show how topology optimization can be used as a digital tool. The liteITD (lite version of Isolines Topology Design) software package will be described with the purpose of providing a tool for topology design. The liteITD pro- gram solves the topology optimization of two-dimensional continuum structures using von Mises stress isolines under single or multiple loading conditions, with different material properties in tension and compression, and multiple materials. The liteITD program is fully implemented in the MATrix LABoratory (MATLAB) software environment of MathWorks under Windows operating system. GUIDE (Graphical User Interface Development Environment) was used to create a friendly Graphical User Interface (GUI). The usage of this application is directed to students mainly (educational purposes), although also to design- ers and engineers with experience. The liteITD program can be downloaded and used for free from the website: http://www.upct.es/goe/software/liteITD.php .