B.-T. Vu, T. A. Do, T.-T. Tran, H. Le-Quang, Q.-C. He
{"title":"Topology Optimization of Brittle Composites for Optimizing Fracture Resistance Incorporating Phase Field Method with Strain Orthogonal Decompositions","authors":"B.-T. Vu, T. A. Do, T.-T. Tran, H. Le-Quang, Q.-C. He","doi":"10.1007/s11029-024-10194-2","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<p>A framework of the topology optimization incorporated with the phase field method considering the interfacial damage for optimizing the fracture resistance of inclusion-matrix composites is presented. The topology optimization was performed to redistribute the inclusion phase in order to reduce its volume while keeping the fracture resistance value of the initial design unchanged. The phase field method uses two scalar phase field variables: one is for the bulk crack and the other is for the interfacial crack. The decomposition of the strain tensor into compression and tension parts was incorporated into this phase field method to improve the mechanical behaviors of the materials. These compression and tension strain parts are orthogonal in the context of the inner product in which the tensor of elastic stiffness behaves as a metric. Moreover, in the simulation process, an investigation of the effects of the interfacial parameters on the numerical results was discussed. Through the obtained results, the method proposed is demonstrated to be accurate and efficient in eliminating spurious effects and singularity points on the behavior curves in the damage process.</p>","PeriodicalId":18308,"journal":{"name":"Mechanics of Composite Materials","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.5000,"publicationDate":"2024-04-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Mechanics of Composite Materials","FirstCategoryId":"88","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s11029-024-10194-2","RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q4","JCRName":"MATERIALS SCIENCE, COMPOSITES","Score":null,"Total":0}
引用次数: 0
Abstract
A framework of the topology optimization incorporated with the phase field method considering the interfacial damage for optimizing the fracture resistance of inclusion-matrix composites is presented. The topology optimization was performed to redistribute the inclusion phase in order to reduce its volume while keeping the fracture resistance value of the initial design unchanged. The phase field method uses two scalar phase field variables: one is for the bulk crack and the other is for the interfacial crack. The decomposition of the strain tensor into compression and tension parts was incorporated into this phase field method to improve the mechanical behaviors of the materials. These compression and tension strain parts are orthogonal in the context of the inner product in which the tensor of elastic stiffness behaves as a metric. Moreover, in the simulation process, an investigation of the effects of the interfacial parameters on the numerical results was discussed. Through the obtained results, the method proposed is demonstrated to be accurate and efficient in eliminating spurious effects and singularity points on the behavior curves in the damage process.
期刊介绍:
Mechanics of Composite Materials is a peer-reviewed international journal that encourages publication of original experimental and theoretical research on the mechanical properties of composite materials and their constituents including, but not limited to:
damage, failure, fatigue, and long-term strength;
methods of optimum design of materials and structures;
prediction of long-term properties and aging problems;
nondestructive testing;
mechanical aspects of technology;
mechanics of nanocomposites;
mechanics of biocomposites;
composites in aerospace and wind-power engineering;
composites in civil engineering and infrastructure
and other composites applications.