Topological Optimization of a Truss
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This project creates a Truss from an isoceles trapezium with the mentioned boundary conditions using Ansys Structural optimization model (that works on the the Evolutionary Structural Optimization algorithm). According to the Von-mises stress contour generated in static structural, every iteration some nodes are removed and some are retained (higher stress on a node, higher the chance of it being retained). The final truss has 45% the mass of the original block. Feel free to check this project out and follow me on my Linkedin http://www.linkedin.com/in/mazahirnalwalla
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