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An outer approximation bi-level framework for mixed categorical structural optimization problems
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DOI：10.1007/s00158-022-03332-8.png)
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In this paper, mixed categorical structural optimization problems are investigated. The aim is to minimize the weight of a truss structure with respect to cross-section areas, materials, and cross-section type. The proposed methodology consists of using a bi-level decomposition involving two problems: master and slave. The master problem is formulated as a mixed-integer linear problem where the linear constraints are incrementally augmented using outer approximations of the slave problem solution. The slave problem addresses the continuous variables of the optimization problem. The proposed methodology is tested on three different structural optimization test cases with increasing complexity. The comparison to state-of-the-art algorithms emphasizes the efficiency of the proposed methodology in terms of the optimum quality, computation cost, as well as its scalability with respect to the problem dimension. A challenging 120-bar dome truss optimization problem with 90 categorical choices per bar is also tested. The obtained results showed that our method is able to solve efficiently large-scale mixed categorical structural optimization problems.
Keywords:
TRUSS TOPOLOGY OPTIMIZATION
DISCRETE DESIGN VARIABLES
GLOBAL OPTIMIZATION
OPTIMUM DESIGN
ALGORITHM
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