Topology Optimization of Viscoelastic Materials Distribution of Damped Sandwich Plate Composite

Abstract:

Optimum distribution of viscoelastic materials of damped sandwich plate composite for suppressing plate vibration is investigated. A solid isotropic material with penalization model is described based on the proposed interface finite element of viscoelastic layer. The objective function is chosen as maximization of the modal loss factor. Numerical results show that the optimum distributions of viscoelastic materials are mainly at the place where large shear displacements would be happened.

• Periodical: Applied Mechanics and Materials (Volumes 347-350)
• Pages: 1182-1186
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.347-350.1182
• Online since: August 2013
• Authors: Zhan Xin Liu, Hong Guan, Wei Guang Zhen
• Keywords: Damped Sandwich Plate Composite, Penalization Model, Topology Optimization, Viscoelastic Materials

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