结构优化半解析灵敏度分析的改进算法

提出了结构半解析灵敏度分析的改进算法,该算法实现简便,对于设计变量摄动步长具有极佳的数值稳定特性。首先,从总体角度推导静力问题半解析法灵敏度分析新算法,提出了位移与应力灵敏度列式,并给出了算法实施途径;然后,将此思路推广于自振频率、屈曲临界荷载和瞬态响应等多种问题,提出了相应的计算步骤。以梁单元与壳单元等典型结构为例,开展了多个算例测试。测试表明,改进算法计算精度和效率均有提升,特别是设计变量步长有更大的数值稳定区域,为复杂工程结构形状优化的灵敏度分析提供了新途径。     

基于等几何分析的比例边界有限元方法

提出了一种具有比例边界有限元的半解析特性和等几何分析的几何特性的新方法。该新方法是在比例边界有限元框架中用NURBS曲线或曲面精确描述域边界几何形状,同时域边界位移场采用描述几何形状的NURBS形函数等参构造。这种新方法具有比例边界有限元固有的径向解析特性和NURBS的高阶连续性的优点。数值算例显示,与传统的比例边界有限元相比,基于等几何分析的比例边界有限元方法提高了域边界单元和域内应力场的连续性,减少了计算自由度。应用此方法可以用较少的计算自由度获得更高连续阶和更高精度的位移、应力和应变场。     

基于虚荷载变量的形状优化和灵敏度分析

基于选择施加在结构“控制点”上的虚荷载作为优化设计变量,针对一种新的承受约束的形状优化数值方法进行了研究。借助于节点位移与虚荷载之间的线性关系,提出了一种新的计算灵敏度系数的解析方法。利用节点移动速度域概念构造了优化新形状产生的计算公式,以结构中节点的最大应力最小化作为优化目标,通过控制网格结点的最大位移量,较好地解决了单元网格在形状优化中的扭曲问题。对三个不同的实例成功地完成了形状优化。     

Three-Dimensional Shape Optimization of Arch Dams with Prescribed Shape Functions*, †

Development and application of shape optimization of double-curved arch dams are presented. A mathematical formulation of arch dam design is described, where design variables, objective function, and constraint functions are defined. The geometrical form of the arch dam and part of its load-carrying foundation are described by three-dimensional hyperelements. Design variables are identified as geometrical parameters of these hyperelements. For static analysis of the dam-foundation system, the finite element method is employed with eight node solid elements and an incompatible displacement function. Elements are automatically generated within the hyperelements in each design step. Four different load cases are considered to account for important design specifications. A complete static sensitivity analysis is performed and used in each design iteration. Partial derivatives of element stresses with respect to all design variables are computed within the finite element context. The optimization problem is solved by sequential linear programming. It is demonstrated that practical three-dimensional shape optimization is feasible and economical.     

结构优化半解析灵敏度及误差修正改进算法

提出结构半解析灵敏度分析及其针对刚体位移的误差修正方法的改进算法, 构建灵敏度分析与误差修正项可分离形式. 该方法实现简便, 数值精度不受摄动步长与单元数目的影响. 首先从总体角度推得静力问题的误差修正半解析灵敏度分析方法, 提出了位移误差修正灵敏度列式, 并给出算法实施途径; 然后将此思路推广于自振频率、屈曲临界载荷问题, 提出了相应的计算步骤. 随后, 给出梁单元与壳单元误差修正项的具体推导方法, 并分别使用两种单元构建有限元模型进行算例测试. 结果表明, 该方法适用于多种分析类型, 数值精度不受单元数目与摄动步长的影响. 由于灵敏度分析与误差修正项可以分开计算, 该方法支持将误差修正项直接叠加于灵敏度求解结果进行误差修正, 使已有灵敏度分析程序得到充分利用. 尤其对于复杂工程结构的优化设计, 特别是形状优化设计以及尺寸、形状混合优化设计, 相比于原误差修正方法, 实现更为简便, 效率有所提升, 能为半解析灵敏度分析方法及其程序实现提供新的思路.      

Structural–acoustic sensitivity analysis of radiated sound power using a finite element/ discontinuous fast multipole boundary element scheme

The complete interaction between the structural domain and the acoustic domain needs to be considered in many engineering problems, especially for the acoustic analysis concerning thin structures immersed in water. This study employs the finite element method to model the structural parts and the fast multipole boundary element method to model the exterior acoustic domain. Discontinuous higher‐order boundary elements are developed for the acoustic domain to achieve higher accuracy in the coupling analysis. Structural–acoustic design sensitivity analysis can provide insights into the effects of design variables on radiated acoustic performance and thus is important to the structural–acoustic design and optimization processes. This study is the first to formulate equations for sound power sensitivity on structural surfaces based on an adjoint operator approach and equations for sound power sensitivity on arbitrary closed surfaces around the radiator based on the direct differentiation approach. The design variables include fluid density, structural density, Poisson's ratio, Young's modulus, and structural shape/size. A numerical example is presented to demonstrate the accuracy and validity of the proposed algorithm. Different types of coupled continuous and discontinuous boundary elements with finite elements are used for the numerical solution, and the performances of the different types of finite element/continuous and discontinuous boundary element coupling are presented and compared in detail. Copyright © 2016 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Continuum-Based Shape Sensitivity Analysis for 2D Coupled Atomistic/Continuum Simulations Using Bridging Scale Decomposition

In this paper, we propose the first attempt to perform shape sensitivity analysis for two-dimensional coupled atomistic and continuum problems using bridging scale decomposition. Based on a continuum variational formulation of the bridging scale, the sensitivity expressions are derived in a continuum setting using both direct differentiation method and adjoint variable method. To overcome the issue of discontinuity in shape design due to the discrete nature of the molecular dynamics (MD) simulation, we define design velocity fields in a way that the shape of the MD region does not change. Another major challenge is that the discrete finite element (FE) mass matrix in bridging scale is not continuous with respect to shape design variables. To address this issue, we assume an evenly distributed mass density when evaluating the material derivative of the FE mass matrix. In order to support accuracy verification of sensitivity results using overall finite difference method, we use regular-shaped finite elements and only allow shape change in one direction in our example problems, so that design perturbations can be made to the discrete FE mass matrix. However, the sensitivity formulation is sufficiently general to support irregular-shaped finite elements and arbitrary design velocity fields. The sensitivity analysis results, verified using overall finite difference method, reveal the impact of macroscopic shape design changes on microscopic atomistic responses.     

平面广义四节点等参元GQ4及其性能探讨

广义节点有限元是将传统有限元方法中的节点广义化,在不增加节点个数的前提下,仅通过提高广义节点的插值函数的阶次,从而达到提高有限元解精度的目的.与现有的p型和hp型有限元不同,在这种新的有限元中,节点自由度全部定义在节点处,在理论与程序实现上与传统有限元方法具有很好的相容性,传统有限元方法是这种新方法的广义节点退化为0阶时的特殊情形.文中主要讨论了这一新方法的四节点等参元（记为GQ4）的形式.对GQ4进行的各种数值试验表明,所发展的广义四节点等参单元具有精度高且无剪切自锁与体积自锁等的特点.     

薄板小波有限元理论及其应用

利用样条小波尺度函数构造了常用的三角形和矩形薄板单元的位移函数,得到了利用小波函数表示的形函数。采用合理的局部坐标,对单元进行压缩,使单元在局部坐标区间上有其值,成功地推导出了分域的三角形和矩形薄板小波有限元列式。在此基础上,提出了弹性地基薄板的小波有限元求解方法。通过两个算例对薄板的挠度和弯矩进行了计算,数值结果表明,求解结果具有收敛快、精度高的特点。     

Generalized mixed finite element method for 3D elasticity problems

Without applying any stable element techniques in the mixed methods, two simple generalized mixed element(GME) formulations were derived by combining the minimum potential energy principle and Hellinger–Reissner(H–R) variational principle. The main features of the GME formulations are that the common C0-continuous polynomial shape functions for displacement methods are used to express both displacement and stress variables, and the coefficient matrix of these formulations is not only automatically symmetric but also invertible. Hence, the numerical results of the generalized mixed methods based on the GME formulations are stable. Displacement as well as stress results can be obtained directly from the algebraic system for finite element analysis after introducing stress and displacement boundary conditions simultaneously. Numerical examples show that displacement and stress results retain the same accuracy. The results of the noncompatible generalized mixed method proposed herein are more accurate than those of the standard noncompatible displacement method. The noncompatible generalized mixed element is less sensitive to element geometric distortions.     

A new high-precision stress finite element for analysis of shell structures

A new high-precision finite element for analysis of shell structures is presented. It is derived from a slightly generalized equilibrium principle. Accordingly both stresses and displacements are obtained as primary result of analysis. At the assembly level the element has 45 degrees of freedom, all of them generalized displacements. For the price of some additional computational effort on the elemental level of analysis the proposed element is believed to gain certain advantages over the recently developed high-precision displacement elements. Thin as well as thick shell structures of arbitrary shape and loading can be equally analyzed. Engineering accuracy is attained with only very few elements. A variety of numerical examples demonstrates the applicability of the new element to all kinds of situations occuring in practice. A review of the existing high-precision shell elements is also included.     

A polygonal finite element formulation for modeling nearly incompressible materials

The objective of the present paper is to develop a finite element formulation for modeling nearly incompressible materials at large strains using polygonal elements. The present finite element formulation is a simplified version of the three-field mixed formulation and, in particular, it reduces the functional of the internal potential energy by expressing the field of the average volume-change in terms of the displacement field, where the latter is discretized using the Wachspress shape functions. The reduced mixed formulation eliminates the volumetric locking in nearly incompressible materials and enhances the computational efficiency as the static condensation is circumvented. A detailed implementation of the finite element formulation is presented in this study. Also, different example problems, including eigenvalue analysis, nonlinear patch test and other benchmark problems are presented for demonstrating the accuracy and the reliability of the developed formulation for polygonal elements.

     

High-order triangular finite element for shell analysis

A curved-shell finite element of triangular shape is described which is based on conventional shell theory expressed in terms of surface coordinates and displacements Each of the three surface displacement components is independently represented by a two-dimensional polynomial of constrained-quintic order giving the element a total of 54 degrees of freedom. Two particular geometric forms of the element are considered, viz. doubly-curved shallow and circular cylindrical. The high level of accuracy which can be achieved using few elements is demonstrated in a range of problems where comparison is made with previous finite element solutions.     

Accuracy Analysis of the Semi-Analytical Method for Shape Sensitivity Calculation∗

ABSTRACT

The semi-analytical method of design sensitivity analysis that is widely used for calculating derivatives of static response with respect to design variables for structures modeled by finite elements is studied in this paper. It is shown that the method can have serious accuracy problems for shape design variables in structures modeled by beam, plate, truss, frame, and solid elements. Errors are shown to be associated with an incompatibility of the sensitivity field with the structure. An error index is developed to test the accuracy of the semi-analytical method. It characterizes the difference in errors between a general finite difference method and the semi-analytical method. A method for improving the accuracy of the semi-analytical method (when possible) is provided. Examples are presented to demonstrate the use of the error index.     

Variational base and solution strategies for non-linear force-based beam finite elements

This paper presents the variational bases for the non-linear force-based beam elements. The element state determination of these elements is obtained exactly from a two-field functional with independent stress and strain fields. The variational base of the non-linear force-based beam elements implemented in a general purpose displacement-based finite element program requires the inclusion of independent displacement field in the formulation. For this purpose, a three-field functional is considered with independent displacement, stress, and strain fields. Various local and global solution strategies come out from the mixed formulation of the beam element, and these are shown to yield the algorithms presented for non-linear force formulation beam elements in literature; thus removing any doubts on their variational bases. The presented numerical examples demonstrate the accuracy and robustness of the solution algorithms adapted for mixed formulation elements over popularly used displacement-based beam finite elements even for large structural systems.     

Shaft design: A semi-analytical finite element approach

This work deals with the practical use of semi-analytical finite elements in the machine design. The case of mechanical shafts is considered. The most usual loading condition characterized by the presence of axial, torsional, bending, and shear loads can be modeled by over imposing an axi-symmetric, an axi-antisymmetric and a harmonic load, corresponding to the first three terms of the Fourier series expansion, if semi-analytical plane finite element is used. A practical case is presented and the advantages, with respect to the three-dimensional approach in terms of computational time and accuracy for stress and displacement evaluation, is put in evidence.     

A hybrid-stress element based on Hamilton principle

A novel hybrid-stress finite element method is proposed for constructing simple 4-node quadrilateral plane elements, and the new element is denoted as HH4-3fl here. Firstly, the theoretical basis of the traditional hybrid-stress elements, i.e., the Hellinger-Reissner variational principle, is replaced by the Hamilton variational principle, in which the number of the stress variables is reduced from 3 to 2. Secondly, three stress parameters and corresponding trial functions are introduced into the system equations. Thirdly, the displacement fields of the conventional bilinear isoparametric element are employed in the new models. Finally, from the stationary condition, the stress parameters can be expressed in terms of the displacement parameters, and thus the new element stiffness matrices can be obtained. Since the required number of stress variables in the Hamilton variational principle is less than that in the Hellinger-Reissner variational principle, and no additional incompatible displacement modes are considered, the new hybrid-stress element is simpler than the traditional ones. Furthermore, in order to improve the accuracy of the stress solutions, two enhanced post-processing schemes are also proposed for element HH4-3β. Numerical examples show that the proposed model exhibits great improvements in both displacement and stress solutions, implying that the proposed technique is an effective way for developing simple finite element models with high performance.     

压电智能桁架的灵敏度分析与优化设计

在压电桁架结构的有限元分析方法基础上，考虑电荷载和机械荷载联合作用的机电耦合效应，给出了压电智能桁架的位移和自振频率对常规尺寸设计变量和形状设计变量的灵敏度计算公式，增加了电压这一类新的设计变量，给出了位移对电压的灵敏度计算方法。在此基础上实现了通过优化压电主动桁架的电压进行变形控制的方法，并在JIFEX软件中实现了压电桁架的灵敏度分析与优化设计。文中给出的数值算例验证了算法和程序的有效性。