Effect of Topology Optimization Parameters on Additively Manufactured Space Frame Nodes
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Bibliographic Details
| Author(s): |
Luke Farrugia
(University of Malta, Msida, Malta)
Jeanette Muñoz Abela (University of Malta, Msida, Malta) |
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| Medium: | conference paper | ||||
| Language(s): | English | ||||
| Conference: | IABSE Symposium: Construction’s Role for a World in Emergency, Manchester, United Kingdom, 10-14 April 2024 | ||||
| Published in: | IABSE Symposium Manchester 2024 | ||||
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| Page(s): | 409-418 | ||||
| Total no. of pages: | 10 | ||||
| DOI: | 10.2749/manchester.2024.0409 | ||||
| Abstract: |
Topology optimization of a double layer grid space frame node was examined, considering load combinations and various optimization parameters including minimum member sizes and mass reduction constraints. Minimum member size constraints up to 15mm improved stiffness by creating slender secondary supports, enhancing the primary load path. Post‐processing techniques involving smoothing and rationalization reduced maximum stresses by 47%. Compared to conventionally designed nodes, the optimized nodes showed remarkable structural performance, with stress levels reduced by up to 88%. Nodes that were optimized to the load combination performed significantly better than nodes optimized to single load cases. The study also explored physical prototyping feasibility. |
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| Keywords: |
parametric design structural optimization additive manufacturing topology optimization space frame spaceframe
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