Constraints for Sensitivity-Based Shape Optimization

Allowed constraints for sensitivity-based shape optimization.

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Constraints
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CONSTRAINT

The number of constraints allowed for SHAPE_SENSITIVITY is as vast as the possibilities for object function definition. This is one of the advantages of the sensitivity-basedapproach.

Static analysis Description

CENTER_GRAVITY_X

CENTER_GRAVITY_Y

CENTER_GRAVITY_Z

Center of gravity design responses

DISP_ABS

DISP_X

DISP_Y

DISP_Z

DISP_X_ABS

DISP_Y_ABS

DISP_Z_ABS

Displacement design responses

INERTIA_XX

INERTIA_XY

INERTIA_XZ

INERTIA_YY

INERTIA_YZ

INERTIA_ZZ

Moment of inertia design responses

INTERNAL_FORCE_ABS

INTERNAL_FORCE_X

INTERNAL_FORCE_Y

INTERNAL_FORCE_Z

INTERNAL_FORCE_X_ABS

INTERNAL_FORCE_Y_ABS

INTERNAL_FORCE_Z_ABS

Internal force design responses

INTERNAL_MOMENT_X

INTERNAL_MOMENT_Y

INTERNAL_MOMENT_Z

INTERNAL_MOMENT_X_ABS

INTERNAL_MOMENT_Y_ABS

INTERNAL_MOMENT_Z_ABS

Internal moment design responses

PEMAG

Plastic strain magnitude design response**

REACTION_FORCE_ABS

REACTION_FORCE_X

REACTION_FORCE_Y

REACTION_FORCE_Z

REACTION_FORCE_X_ABS

REACTION_FORCE_Y_ABS

REACTION_FORCE_Z_ABS

Reaction force design responses

REACTION_MOMENT_X

REACTION_MOMENT_Y

REACTION_MOMENT_Z

REACTION_MOMENT_X_ABS

REACTION_MOMENT_Y_ABS

REACTION_MOMENT_Z_ABS

Reaction moment design responses

ROT_ABS

ROT_X

ROT_Y

ROT_Z

ROT_X_ABS

ROT_Y_ABS

ROT_Z_ABS

Rotation design responses

STRAIN_ENERGY

SIG_1

Maximum principal stress.

SIG_3

Minimum principal stress.

SIG_MISES

SIG_SENS_MISES

Von Mises Stress design responses

For SIG_MISES, SIG_SENS_MISES is used for sensitivity calculation.

SIG_SIGNED_MISES

Signed von Mises stress failure criteria.

SIG_GLINKA_EEQ

SIG_GLINKA_PEEQ

SIG_GLINKA_SEQ

SIG_NEUBER_EEQ

SIG_NEUBER_PEEQ

SIG_NEUBER_SEQ

Glinka and Neuber formulations for equivalent strain (_EEQ), stress (_SEQ) and plastic strain (_PEEQ) using the plastic correction factor, respectively**.

STRAIN_ENERGY

Strain energy design responses

WEIGHT

Weight design response

Modal analysis Description

DYN_FREQ

Dynamic frequency design response

Analysis independent Description

VOLUME

Volume design response

Important:
  • Design responses marked with ** are only allowed using Abaqus sensitivities.