| Grant number: | 19/26281-2 |
| Support Opportunities: | Scholarships in Brazil - Master |
| Start date: | March 01, 2020 |
| End date: | April 30, 2022 |
| Field of knowledge: | Engineering - Mechanical Engineering - Mechanics of Solids |
| Principal Investigator: | Renato Picelli Sanches |
| Grantee: | Rômulo Luz Cortez |
| Host Institution: | Escola Politécnica (EP). Universidade de São Paulo (USP). São Paulo , SP, Brazil |
| Associated research grant: | 18/05797-8 - Addressing design challenges of offshore structures via Multiphysics topology optimization, AP.JP |
Abstract Offshore structures present substantial challenges to engineering in the analysis, design, and construction stages. The coexistent conditions of underwater currents, extreme temperatures, high pressure, wind loads and seabed soil are complex and make the structural design extremely challenging and usually non-intuitive. Therefore, optimization can play a crucial role in this problem. Topology optimization is one of the most flexible types of design methods, allowing the entire structural layout (unknown a priori) to be optimized considering an objective function and prescribed constraints. However, the applications of topology optimization in offshore structural design has been limited due to the challenges multiphysics interactions impose. This project will develop methods of topology optimization based on explicit boundaries, which are advantageous for multiphysics applications. The structural boundaries will be described by the level set method and the case of offshore structural foundations will be studied. (AU) | |
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