A Review on topology optimization strategies for additively manufactured continuous fiber-reinforced composite structures

Y Gandhi, G Minak - Applied sciences, 2022 - mdpi.com
Topology Optimization (TO) recently gained importance due to the development of Additive
Manufacturing (AM) processes that produce components with good mechanical properties …

A discrete-continuous parameterization (DCP) for concurrent optimization of structural topologies and continuous material orientations

Y Luo, W Chen, S Liu, Q Li, Y Ma - Composite Structures, 2020 - Elsevier
Combining topology optimization and continuous orientation design of fiber-reinforced
composites is a promising way to pursue lighter and stronger structures. However, the …

Stress-based topology optimization for fiber composites with improved stiffness and strength: Integrating anisotropic and isotropic materials

RD Kundu, XS Zhang - Composite Structures, 2023 - Elsevier
Fiber-reinforced materials offer high stiffness-and strength-to-mass ratios to lightweight
composite structures. To design stiff, strong, and lightweight fiber-reinforced composite …

Topology optimization of fiber reinforced structures considering stress constraint and optimized penalization

ALF da Silva, RA Salas, ECN Silva - Composite Structures, 2023 - Elsevier
The use of materials reinforced with fibers has been increasing due to their advantages, for
example, the ratio between its mass and strength. For this reason, new additive …

On design of carbon fiber reinforced plastic (CFRP) laminated structure with different failure criteria

Y Xu, Y Gao, C Wu, J Fang, G Sun, GP Steven… - International Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
This study develops a topology optimization approach for design of carbon fiber reinforced
plastic (CFRP) laminated components with different failure criteria to reduce the risk of …

Strength-constrained simultaneous optimization of topology and fiber orientation of fiber-reinforced composite structures for additive manufacturing

G Ma, W Yang, L Wang - Advances in structural engineering, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
Additive manufacturing (AM) enables flexible fabrication of lightweight fiber-reinforced
composite (FRC) structures with topological optimized geometries and fiber orientations …

Topology optimization of hyperelastic structures with anisotropic fiber reinforcement under large deformations

XS Zhang, H Chi, Z Zhao - Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Fiber-reinforced soft materials have emerged as promising candidates in various
applications such as soft robotics and soft fibrous tissues. To enable a systematic approach …

Phase field method for simulating the brittle fracture of fiber reinforced composites

BB Yin, LW Zhang - Engineering Fracture Mechanics, 2019 - Elsevier
We implemented a three-dimensional phase field model to simulate crack initiation and
propagation in fiber reinforced composites. An efficient and robust staggered scheme is …

Topology optimization of fibers orientation in hyperelastic composite material

ALF da Silva, RA Salas, ECN Silva, JN Reddy - Composite Structures, 2020 - Elsevier
Material properties of composite materials reinforced with fibers can be improved for a
specific application y tailoring fiber orientation. Likewise, it is necessary to ensure fiber …

Design of topology-optimized functionally graded porous structures under transient loads

FJ Ramírez-Gil, ECN Silva… - International Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
This paper presents a novel approach for designing functionally graded porous structures
(FGPSs) at a macroscopic scale, where the main goal is to maximize their stiffness when …