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    Phase Field: A Variational Method for Structural Topology Optimization

    Michael Yu Wang1,2, Shiwei Zhou2

    CMES-Computer Modeling in Engineering & Sciences, Vol.6, No.6, pp. 547-566, 2004, DOI:10.3970/cmes.2004.006.547

    Abstract In this paper we present a variational method to address the topology optimization problem -- the phase transition method. A phase-field model is employed based on the phase-transition theory in the fields of mechanics and material sciences. The topology optimization is formulated as a continuous problem with the phase-field as design variables within a fixed reference domain. All regions are described in terms of the phase field which makes no distinction between the solid, void and their interface. The Van der Waals-Cahn-Hilliard theory is applied to define the variational topology optimization as a dynamic process… More >

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