
Research and Applications in Structural Engineering, Mechanics and Computation – Zingoni (Ed.)
© 2013 Taylor & Francis Group, London, ISBN 978-1-138-00061-2
Topology optimization with local stress constraints
in a simultaneous analysis and design setting
Dirk P. Munro & Albert A. Groenwold
Department of Mechanical and Mechatronic Engineering,
University of Stellenbosch, South Africa
ABSTRACT: We present a simultaneous analysis and design (SAND) formulation for the topology optimiza-
tion of continuum structures with local stress constraints. We argue that the SAND formulation significantly
decreases the burden on computational resources, compared to ...