\texttt{PolyTop}: a Matlab implementation of a general topology optimization framework using unstructured polygonal finite element meshes

DOI10.1007/s00158-011-0696-xzbMath1274.74402OpenAlexW2024698587MaRDI QIDQ381728

Cameron Talischi, Glaucio H. Paulino, Pereira Anderson, Ivan F. M. Menezes

Publication date: 15 November 2013

Published in: Structural and Multidisciplinary Optimization (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00158-011-0696-x

zbMATH Keywords

unstructured meshestopology optimizationpolygonal finite elements\texttt{Matlab}\texttt{PolyTop}

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Finite element methods applied to problems in solid mechanics (74S05) Topological methods for optimization problems in solid mechanics (74P15) Software, source code, etc. for problems pertaining to mechanics of deformable solids (74-04)

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Uses Software

• Matlab
• DistMesh
• PolyMesher
• top.m
• top88.m

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