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This work concerns the automatic design of minimum weight spare parts, under geometrical and frequencies constraints. We propose a method of rapid topological optimization which has successfully solved industrial situations involving about 3,000 unknowns. In the considered approach, the topology of the structure is characterized by an unknown thickness distribution and the frequency constraint is treated by a dual method.
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Pagnacco, E., de Cursi, E.J.S. (1999). Topological Optimization of Shells with Non Uniform Thicknesses. In: Batoz, JL., Chedmail, P., Cognet, G., Fortin, C. (eds) Integrated Design and Manufacturing in Mechanical Engineering ’98. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-015-9198-0_15
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