USN:01fe20bme113 roll no: 126 Name: Amrut Nuli

Optimization Methods Assignments

1. To perform size optimization on

the given model to minimize the
volume

1) Upper_Case_11

Solution:
1. Element description – 2D shell elements (quad & tria)
Global element size = 2
Number of elements =2909
Number of nodes = 3083
2. I) Material – steel
E = 130000 MPa
G = 44000 MPa
NU = 0.34
RHO = 8.96 g/cc
II) Property – Thickness (PSHELL)
T = 1.5 mm
3. Assumed loading and Boundary conditions
Loads – At the top center in X, Y and Z direction, Magnitude = 1000 N
Boundary Conditions – Constraints at the bottom four corners with 1, 2 and 3 degrees of
freedom

4. Basic analysis results

Analysis performed – Static structural analysis
5. Optimization Results
6. Results and Conclusions
Displacement Analysis Optimization
X 0.0099 0.041
Y 0.0095 0.032
Z 1.4 3.1
Thickness 1.5 2.86

2. To perform topology optimization on the given model to decrease the volume.

2. Solid_Brkt_Cast

Solution:

Element description – 3D solid elements (tetra mesh)

Global element size = 5
Number of elements =35553
Number of nodes =9049

1. I) Material – Aluminium
E = 70000 MPa
G = 25000 MPa
NU = 0.33
RHO = 2.7 g/cc
II) Property – PSOLID
2. Assumed loading and Boundary conditions
Loads – At the top center in X, Y and Z direction, Magnitude = 1000 N
Boundary Conditions – Constraints at the bottom two holes with 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 degrees of
freedom
3. Basic analysis result

4. Optimization Results
5. Results and Conclusions

Displacement Analysis Optimization

X 0.0008 0.0201
Y 0.0002 0.0005
Z 0.0023 0.0602
Volume 440593.167 mm3 48861.6 mm3

3. To perform topography optimization on the given model to increase the

first natural frequency.

3. Bin_bottom_Bracket_11
Solution:
1. Element description – 2D shell elements (quads + trias)
Global element size = 10
Number of elements =11608
Number of nodes = 11850
2. I) Material – Steel
E = 210000 MPa
G = 80769.2 MPa
NU = 0.3
RHO = 7.85 g/cc
II) Property – Thickness (PSHELL)
T = 1.0 mm
3. Assumed loading and Boundary conditions
Loads – At the top center in X and Z direction, Magnitude = 1000 N
Boundary Conditions – Constraints at the bottom four corners with 1, 2 and 3 degrees of
freedom

4. Basic analysis results

Forced Modal analysis

5. Optimization Results
6. Results and Conclusions
Modes Analysis (Hz) Optimization (Hz)
1 3000.110 3003.16
2 3000.796 3014.42
3 3000.812 3058.14
4. To perform size optimization on the given model to minimize the volume.

4. Lower_Case_11

Solution:

1. Element description – 2D shell elements (quads + trias)

Global element size = 3
Number of elements =2698
Number of nodes = 2916
2. I) Material – Aluminium
E = 68000 MPa
G = 25000 MPa
NU = 0.32
RHO = 2.7 g/cc
II) Property – Thickness (PSHELL)
T = 2 mm
3. Assumed loading and Boundary conditions
Loads – At the top center in X and Z direction, Magnitude = 1000 N
Boundary Conditions – Constraints at the bottom four corners with 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 degrees
offreedom
4. Basic analysis results
Analysis performed – Static structural analysis
5. Optimization Results

1. Results and Conclusions

Displacement Analysis Optimization
X 0.605 0.1153
Z 0.1949 0.1330
Thickness 2.0 2.582
5. To perform topography optimization on the given model to increase the
first natural frequency.

5 .Bin_bottom_Bracket_11

Solution:
1. Element description – 2D shell elements (quads + trias)
Global element size = 10
Number of elements =9173
Number of nodes = 9367
2. I) Material – Zinc
E = 121000 MPa
G = 35000 MPa
NU = 0.225

RHO = 7.13 g/cc

II) Property – Thickness (PSHELL)
T = 3.0 mm
3. Assumed loading and Boundary conditions
Loads – At the top center in Y direction, Magnitude = 1000 N
Boundary Conditions – Constraints at the bottom four corners with 1, 2 and 3 degrees of
freedom
4. Basic analysis results
Analysis performed – Forced Modal analysis

5. Optimization Results
6. Results and Conclusions

Mode Analysis Frequency Optimization Frequency

1 3.00943E+03 3.011536E+03
2 3.001086E+03 3.017020E+03
3 3.002932E+03 3.027115E+03
4 3.023986E+03 3.034455E+03