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 …

[HTML][HTML] 3D printing of curvilinear fiber reinforced variable stiffness composite structures: A review

Z Guo, Z Hou, X Tian, W Zhu, C Wang, M Luo… - Composites Part B …, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstracts Curvilinear fiber reinforced variable stiffness structures (CFRVSSs) can be
designed by adjusting the local fiber orientation and content to maximize the performance …

Concurrent multi-material and multi-scale design optimization of fiber-reinforced composite material and structures for minimum structural compliance

Z Duan, Y Liu, J Fan, K Long, B Xu, J Zhu, J Yan - Composite Structures, 2023 - Elsevier
With the development of additive manufacturing technology for fiber-reinforced composite
materials, topology optimization of fiber-reinforced composite laminates involving multiple …

[HTML][HTML] Concurrent optimisation of structural topology and fibre paths for 3D printing of continuous fibre composites based on chain primitive projection

S Wang, J Liu, Z He, D Yang - Composites Part A: Applied Science and …, 2024 - Elsevier
This study proposes a novel topology optimisation method based on the Geometry
Projection Topology Optimisation method (GPTO) with the consideration of manufacturing …

Concurrent optimization method of principal stress orientation interpolated continuous fiber angle (PSO-CFAO) and structural topology

H Ye, Y Dong, J Yang, W Wang, M Cheng - Composite Structures, 2023 - Elsevier
Continuous fiber-reinforced polymers (CFRPs) have been widely applied in aerospace and
other fields due to their excellent mechanical properties, which highly depends on the …

Topology optimization of continuous fiber-reinforced composite (CFRC) structures considering the residual stress in additive manufacturing

Y Dong, H Ye, J Yang, J Li, W Wang - Mechanics of Advanced …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
This work proposes a topology optimization method for continuous fiber-reinforced
composite (CFRC) structures with additive manufacturing (AM), which realizes the …

Load-oriented nonplanar additive manufacturing method for optimized continuous carbon fiber parts

J Kip**, T Schüppstuhl - Materials, 2023 - mdpi.com
The process of the additive manufacturing (AM) of carbon-fiber-reinforced polymer (CFRP)
parts based on the process of fused deposition modeling (FDM) has seen considerable …

Topology optimization method for continuous fiber reinforced composites with different moduli in tension and compression

Z Qiu, Q Li, S Liu - Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Continuous fiber-reinforced composite (CFRC) materials may exhibit different moduli in
tension and compression. This nonlinear behavior significantly impacts the optimal design of …

[HTML][HTML] Manufacturing-oriented topological design of CFRC structures with variable fiber volume and orientation

X Yan, M Lai, D Huang, Y Zhang, X Huang - Composite Structures, 2023 - Elsevier
Allowing freely steering fiber orientation, curvilinear fiber reinforced composite has much
better load-bearing capacities than conventional straight-fiber composites. However, the …

Topology optimization of 3D continuous fiber-reinforced composites using Cartesian parametrization of fiber orientations

J Zhao, T Qi, C Wang - Structural and Multidisciplinary Optimization, 2024 - Springer
Fiber orientation parametrization is a fundamental issue in topology optimization of
continuous fiber-reinforced composites. The conventional Euler angles-based …