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This nice presentation (link) shows us the wonderful BIW of BMW 5 GT. This is the first family car BIW that I have seen that has so many indications of being topology optimized. Just look at the following picture to … Continue reading →

Weight reduction of a compact car’s front section was studied in this article (link). Using topology optimization, and interpreting the results in two different ways, one cost effective and one weight optimized structure is developed. Cost effective structure uses mostly … Continue reading →

This is a little project that we were working on for a long time. It is a software that roughly simulates various manufaturing methods, making it a game like learning tool. We want to release it as a free tool … Continue reading →

Welcome to Topology-Opt.com We review topology optimization related applications, research and software in this website. Due to the immense amount (thousands per day) of spam comments incoming, we cannot read all comments and resort to deleting them all. I hope … Continue reading →

In this presentation by Oded Amir and Michael Bogomolny (link). A hybrid yield criterion between von-Mises and Drucker-Prager yield criteria is adopted to define mixtures of steel and concrete. Very interesting results were obtained revealing structures optimally reinforced with steel.

This article is related to a rather weird optimization technique (link). To be honest I did not know much about axiomatic design approach before reading it. And I did not like what I have seen. I will not write about … Continue reading →

This study topology (or rather shape) optimization of extrusion dies were examined (link). Two aspects were optimized, reduction of dead zones and flow speed equalization. Interestingly the dead zone reduction was done by hand, in a systematic way. Flow speed … Continue reading →

In this thesis (link) by Anton Olason and Daniel Tidman from CHALMERS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY, many cases for topology optimization and shape optimization were studied, which can be a nice guide for people that want to be involved with practical … Continue reading →

Researchers from Magna Steyr (link) investigated optimization of weld spots with respect to stiffness and fatigue. CHEXA elements were used in some runs to represent spot welds, and in some cases node to node beams were used. A cantilever was … Continue reading →