Sufficiency of a finite exponent in SIMP (power law) methods
Authors:
A. Rietz
Affiliation:
Department of Mechanical Engineering, Link?ping University, S–581 83 Link?ping, Sweden?e-mail: andri@ikp.liu.se, SE
Abstract:
A common way to perform discrete optimization in shape or topology optimization is to use a method called the artificial power law or SIMP. The focus of this paper is to show that this method gives a discrete solution under some conditions. Examples from topology optimization are included for illustrative purposes. Received December 22, 1999