Year: 2025
Type: article
Abstract: In the present paper, we propose a parametrized Level-Set (LS) approach based on a new Immersed Finite Element (FE)-LS strategy for Topology Optimization (ILSTO). Arbitrary design domains with generic boundaries are efficiently described by the proposed approach. Within this method, a generic FE discretization is mapped on a regular LS grid of knots, avoiding the TO problem from the necessity of postprocessing and filtering the obtained topology. In addition, using an approximating function for expressing the spatial derivatives and relying on a simple definition of reinitialization, the solution does not suffer from numerical instabilities, commonly associated with the calculation of the LS surface gradients. The proposed ILSTO method is benchmarked against conventional methods to demonstrate its improved geometrical resolution and numerical robustness, while maintaining computational efficiency.
Authors: Farzad Tatar, Roberto Brighenti
Institutions: University of Parma, University of Florence
Language: English
Subfield: Civil and Structural Engineering
Field: Engineering
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: hybrid
Estimated APC paid: $3,990
Awards: G2496431355, G434337789, G4937468798, Eastern European twinning on Structural Integrity and Reliability of Advanced Materials obtained through additive Manufacturing, Eastern European twinning on Structural Integrity and Reliability of Advanced Materials obtained through additive Manufacturing
OpenAlex ID: W4413196675