Optimum design of an acoustic metamaterial with negative bulk modulus in an acoustic-elastic coupled system using a level set-based topology optimization method

2017 ◽  
Vol 113 (8) ◽  
pp. 1300-1339 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yuki Noguchi ◽  
Takayuki Yamada ◽  
Kazuhiro Izui ◽  
Shinji Nishiwaki
Author(s):  
Meisam Takalloozadeh ◽  
Krishnan Suresh

The objective of this paper is to demonstrate a topology optimization method subject to displacement and stress constraints. The method does not rely on pseudo-densities; instead it exploits the concept of topological level-set where ‘partial’ elements are avoided. Consequently: (1) the stresses are well-defined at all points within the evolving topology, and (2) the finite-element analysis is robust and efficient. Further, in the proposed method, a series of topologies of decreasing volume fractions are generated in a single optimization run. The method is illustrated through numerical experiments in 2D.


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