Isogeometric analysis in the design process of lightweight structures

Anna M. Bauer, Roland Wüchner, Kai Uwe Bletzinger

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Abstract

This contribution will give a brief overview of isogeometric analysis (IGA) and its requirements and challenges. The smooth basis functions and the seamless link to CAD provide a lot of possibilities in the design of structures. Especially for lightweight structures, where form and force are highly interacting, this direct link is beneficial. Geometric design and mechanical properties are available in the same environment and can be manipulated simultaneously in order to optimize the shape and stress distribution in the final state of equilibrium. Furthermore, inverse methods can easily be used in order to design the mounted structure. Forward-analysis, such as a simulation of the mounting, has only to be considered in the second step to compute potential normal forces. This can be applied to lightweight structures, e.g. bending-active structures, tensile membranes, prestressed cable nets and combinations of those structures.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationIASS Symposium 2019 - 60th Anniversary Symposium of the International Association for Shell and Spatial Structures; Structural Membranes 2019 - 9th International Conference on Textile Composites and Inflatable Structures, FORM and FORCE
EditorsCarlos Lazaro, Kai-Uwe Bletzinger, Eugenio Onate
PublisherInternational Center for Numerical Methods in Engineering
Pages799-806
Number of pages8
ISBN (Electronic)9788412110104
StatePublished - 2019
EventIASS Symposium 2019 - 60th Anniversary Symposium of the International Association for Shell and Spatial Structures; Structural Membranes 2019 - 9th International Conference on Textile Composites and Inflatable Structures, FORM and FORCE - Barcelona, Spain
Duration: 7 Oct 201910 Oct 2019

Publication series

NameIASS Symposium 2019 - 60th Anniversary Symposium of the International Association for Shell and Spatial Structures; Structural Membranes 2019 - 9th International Conference on Textile Composites and Inflatable Structures, FORM and FORCE

Conference

ConferenceIASS Symposium 2019 - 60th Anniversary Symposium of the International Association for Shell and Spatial Structures; Structural Membranes 2019 - 9th International Conference on Textile Composites and Inflatable Structures, FORM and FORCE
Country/TerritorySpain
CityBarcelona
Period7/10/1910/10/19

Keywords

  • Active-bending
  • CAD-integrated design
  • Isogeometric analysis
  • Lightweight structures

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