A hybrid topology optimization method applied to reinforced concrete structures using polygonal finite elements

Abstract This work introduces a new alternative to obtain strut-and-tie models using the hybrid topology optimization method, which is already proposed in the technical literature and is refined here to use polygonal finite elements and accelerate the solution of the material nonlinearity problem. I...

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Main Authors: Paulo Vinicius Costa Rodrigues, Rejane Martins Fernandes Canha
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Brasileiro do Concreto (IBRACON) 2023-09-01
Series:Revista IBRACON de Estruturas e Materiais
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1983-41952024000300206&lng=en&tlng=en