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Variational Approach for Nonlinear Structural Optimization

Research Project

Project/Area Number 07045029
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for international Scientific Research

Allocation TypeSingle-year Grants
SectionUniversity-to-University Cooperative Research
Research InstitutionFaculty of Engineering, Ehime University

Principal Investigator

OHKUBO Sadaji  Faculty of Engineering, Ehime University, 工学部, 教授 (80036235)

Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) TANIWAKI Kazuhiro  Faculty of Engineering, Ehime University, 工学部, 助手 (60207199)
卜 小明  愛媛大学, 工学部, 教授
BU Xiaoming  Faculty of Engineering, Ehime University
Project Period (FY) 1995 – 1996
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 1996)
Budget Amount *help
¥2,600,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,600,000)
Fiscal Year 1996: ¥1,300,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,300,000)
Fiscal Year 1995: ¥1,300,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,300,000)
Keywordsenergy principle / rigid plane frams / material nonlinearity / optimum design method / without sensitivities / gradient projection method / 解析上の必要条件
Research Abstract

In this research project a new, efficient and unified optimum design method for rigid plane frame structures with either linear or arbitrary nonlinear stress-strain relationship materials is developed based on the energy principle. Different from the common optimum design method the calculation of behavior sensitivities of structure is not necessary in the proposed optimization process.
By using the principle of minimum complementary energy and the Lagrangian interpretation, necessary conditions for linear-nonlinear structural analysis problem are derived, then the primary optimum design problem is reformulated considering both the primary design constraints on stresses of member elements and nodal displacements and the necessary conditions for analysis problem derived above. In the reformulation of optimum design problem, structural behaviors, member-end forces and nodal displacements, are also considered as the independent design variables in addition to the primary design variables, … More namely widths of cross sections of all member elements. This reformulated optimum design problem is solved by using a linear approximation concept and a gradient projection method without behavior sensitivities.
For the confirmation of rigorousness, efficiency and reliability of the proposed method, a comparison is made with another optimum design method in which the sensitivities of stress and displacement constraints are calculated and the optimum solution is determined by using linear approximation concept and a dual algorithm.
The numerical comparisons of design examples shows that the same optimal solutions are obtained by both methods, however CPU times to obtain the optimum solutions by the proposed method are less than 1/10 of ones by the method with behavior sensitivities and furthermore the reliability to obtain the optimum solutions at any design conditions is excellent in the proposed method. From these results, it can be concluded that the rigorousness, efficiency and reliability of the proposed method are very excellent compared with the common optimum design method with behavior sensitivities. Less

Report

(3 results)
  • 1996 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report Summary
  • 1995 Annual Research Report
  • Research Products

    (12 results)

All Other

All Publications (12 results)

  • [Publications] S.Ohkubo,Y.Watada,K.Taniwaki,M.Aono and X.Bu: "A Unified Energy Approach for Design Optimization of Material Nonlinear Frame Structures without Behavior Sensitivities" Proc.of the Third Asian-Pacific Conference on Computational Mechanics. 1. 607-612 (1996)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      1996 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] 大久保禎二・谷脇一弘・青野将也: "挙動の感度係数を用いない非線形剛節骨組構造物の最適設計法に関する基礎的考察" 第2回 四国支部 技術研究発表会 講演概要集. 80-81 (1996)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      1996 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] 大久保禎二・谷脇一弘・釣 哲之: "エネルギー原理に基づく非線形剛節骨組構造物の最適設計法に関する考察" 第3回 四国支部 技術研究発表会 講演概要集. (発表予定). 2 (1997)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      1996 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] S.Ohkubo and K.Taniwaki: "Energy Approach for Design Optimization of Nonlinear Rigid Plane Frame without Behavior Sensitivities" Proc.of the Second World Congress of Structural and Multidisciplinary Optimization. (accepted). (1997)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      1996 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] Sadaji Ohkubo, Yasuo Watada, Kazuhiro Taniwaki, Masaya Aono and Xiaoming Bu: "A Unified Energy Approach for Design Optimization of Material Nonlinear Frame Structures without Behavior Sensitivities" Proc.of the Third Asian-Pacific Conference on Computational Mechanics. 1. 607-612 (1996)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      1996 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] Sadaji Ohkubo, Kazuhiro Taniwaki and Masaya Aono: "A Study on Optimum Design Method for Nonlinear Rigid Plane Frame without Behavior Sensitivities" Proc.of the 2nd Annual Conference, Japan Society of Civil Engineers, Shikoku Chapter. 80-81 (1996)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      1996 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] Sadaji Ohkubo, Kazuhiro Taniwaki and Satoshi Turi: "A Study on Design Optimization of Nonlinear Rigid Plane Frame based on Energy Principle" Proc.of the 3rd Annual Conference, Japan Society of Civil Engineers, Shikoku Chapter. (in print). (1997)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      1996 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] Sadaji Ohkubo and Kazuhiro Taniwaki: "Energy Approach for Design Optimization of Nonlinear Rigid Plane Frame without Behavior Sensitivities" Proc.of the Second World Congress of Structural and Multidisciplinary Optimization. (accepted). (1997)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      1996 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] S.Ohkubo,Y.Watanabe,K.Taniwaki,M.Aono and X.Bu: "A Unified Energy Approach for Design Optimization of Material Nonlinear Frame Structures without Behavior Sensitivities" Proc.of the Third Asian-Pacific Conference on Computational Mechanics. 1. 607-612 (1996)

    • Related Report
      1996 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] 大久保禎二・谷脇一弘・青野将也: "挙動の感度係数を用いない非線形剛節骨組構造物の最適設計法に関する基礎的考察" 第2回 四国支部 技術研究発表会 講演概要集. 80-81 (1996)

    • Related Report
      1996 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] 大久保禎二・谷脇一弘・釣 哲之: "エネルギー原理に基づく非線形剛節骨組構造物の最適設計法に関する考察" 第3回 四国支部 技術研究発表会 講演概要集. (発表予定). 2 (1997)

    • Related Report
      1996 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] S.Ohkubo and K.Taniwaki: "Energy Approach for Design Optimization of Nonlinear Rigid Plane Frame without Behavior Sensitivities" Proc.of the Second World Congress of Structural and Multidisciplinary Optimization. (accepted). (1997)

    • Related Report
      1996 Annual Research Report

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