A Modified Bi-Directional Evolutionary Structural Optimization Procedure with Variable Evolutionary Volume Ratio Applied to Multi-Objective Topology Optimization Problem

Natural frequency and dynamic stiffness under transient loading are two key performances for structural design related to automotive,aviation and construction industries.This article aims to tackle the multi-objective topological optimization problem considering dynamic stiffness and natural frequency using modified version of bi-directional evolutionary structural optimization(BESO).The conventional BESO is provided with constant evolutionary volume ratio(EVR),whereas low EVR greatly retards the optimization process and high EVR improperly removes the efficient elements.To address the issue,the modified BESO with variable EVR is introduced.To compromise the natural frequency and the dynamic stiffness,a weighting scheme of sensitivity numbers is employed to form the Pareto solution space.Several numerical examples demonstrate that the optimal solutions obtained from the modified BESO method have good agreement with those from the classic BESO method.Most importantly,the dynamic removal strategy with the variable EVR sharply springs up the optimization process.Therefore,it is concluded that the modified BESO method with variable EVR can solve structural design problems using multi-objective optimization.

Explicit Topology Optimization Design of Stiffened Plate Structures Based on the Moving Morphable Component(MMC)Method

This paper proposes an explicit method for topology optimization of stiffened plate structures.The present work is devoted to simultaneously optimizing stiffeners’shape,size and layout by seeking the optimal geometry parameters of a series of moving morphable components(MMC).The stiffeners with straight skeletons and the stiffeners with curved skeletons are considered to enhance the modeling and optimization capability of the current approach.All the stiffeners are represented under the Lagrangian-description framework in a fully explicit way,and the adaptive ground structure method,as well as dynamically updated plate/shell elements,is used to obtain optimized designs with more accurate analysis results.Compared with existing works,the proposed approach provides an explicit description of the structure.Thus,a stiffened plate structure with clear stiffener distribution and smooth geometric boundary can be obtained.Several numerical examples provided,including straight and curved stiffeners,hierarchical stiffeners,and a stiffened plate with a cutout,validate the effectiveness and applicability of the proposed approach.

A Smooth Bidirectional Evolutionary Structural Optimization of Vibrational Structures for Natural Frequency and Dynamic Compliance

A smooth bidirectional evolutionary structural optimization(SBESO),as a bidirectional version of SESO is proposed to solve the topological optimization of vibrating continuum structures for natural frequencies and dynamic compliance under the transient load.A weighted function is introduced to regulate the mass and stiffness matrix of an element,which has the inefficient element gradually removed from the design domain as if it were undergoing damage.Aiming at maximizing the natural frequency of a structure,the frequency optimization formulation is proposed using the SBESO technique.The effects of various weight functions including constant,linear and sine functions on structural optimization are compared.With the equivalent static load(ESL)method,the dynamic stiffness optimization of a structure is formulated by the SBESO technique.Numerical examples show that compared with the classic BESO method,the SBESO method can efficiently suppress the excessive element deletion by adjusting the element deletion rate and weight function.It is also found that the proposed SBESO technique can obtain an efficient configuration and smooth boundary and demonstrate the advantages over the classic BESO technique.

The characteristics of shear wave splitting in the source region of the April 20,2013 Lushan earthquake

Using seismic data of the aftershocks sequence of the April 20, 2013 Lushan earthquake recorded by seismic temporary and permanent stations in the source region, with the visual inspection of particle motion diagrams, this paper preliminarily contains the polarization directions of fast shear wave and the time-delays of split shear waves at every station, and analyzes the crustal anisotropic characteristics in the source region. In the study area, the polarization direc- tions at stations BAX, TQU, L 132, L 133, L 134, and L 135 are northeast, which is consistent with the strike of Dachuan- Shuangshi fault. There are two polarization directions at MDS and L131, which are northeast and southeast. The scatter of polarization directions suggests the complex stress field around these two stations where two faults intersect. For the normalized time-delays at every station, the range is 1.02-8.64 ms/km. The largest time-delay is from L134 which is closest to the mainshock, and the smallest one is from L133. The variations in time-delays show the decreasing at stations BAX, L134, and L135 because of the stress-relaxation after earthquake.

Prestack gathers feature enhancement method based on BEMD and CTKEO

The hydrocarbon detection method based on pre-stack gather data has higher accuracy and reliability than those methods based on post-stack data.This kind of method requires that pre-stack gather data have high SNR(Signal Noise Ratio)and obvious AVO(amplitude variation with offset)characteristics.Therefore,it is important to optimize the pre-stack gathers and enhance their AVO(Amplitude variation with offset)effect.This abstract proposes a gather optimization and AVO feature enhanced method for hydrocarbon detection.The gather optimization method based on the improved BEMD(bidimensional empirical mode decomposition).It starts from the original signal directly,and can be optimized as pre-stack gather steadily and quickly.Then,the characters of CTKEO(Corss Teager-Kaiser energy)algorithm which is strong sensitivity to interaction of two signals is fully utilized to enhance AVO features.The method proposed in this abstract provides a good data base for pre-stack inversion from gather optimization to AVO feature enhancement.

Fast,Exact and Robust Set Operations on Polyhedrons Using Localized Constructive Solid Geometry Trees

Regularized Boolean operations have been widely used in 3D modeling systems. However, evaluating Boolean operations may be quite numerically unstable and time consuming, especially for iterated set operations. A novel and unified technique is proposed in this paper for computing single and iterated set operations efficiently, robustly and exactly. An adaptive octree is combined with a nested constructive solid geometry （CSG） tree by this technique. The intersection handling is restricted to the cells in the octree where intersection actually occurs. Within those cells, a CSG tree template is instanced by the surfaces and the tree is converted to planebased binary space partitioning （BSP） for set evaluation; Moreover, the surface classification is restricted to the ceils in the octree where the surfaces only come from a model and are within the bounding-boxes of other polyhedrons. These two ways bring about the efficiency and scalability of the operations, in terms of runtime and memory. As all surfaces in such a cell have the same classification relation, they are classified as a whole. Robustness and exactness are achieved by integrating plane-based geometry representation with adaptive geometry predicate technique in intersection handling, and by applying divide-and-conquer arithmetic on surface classification. Experimental results demonstrate that the proposed approach can guarantee the robustness of Boolean computations and runs faster than other existing approaches.

Antibacterial properties of cerium oxide nanoparticles:Recent progresses and future challenges

Use of cerium oxide nanoparticles(CeO_(2) NPs)to optimize management of resistant microorganisms has received increasing attention due to non-specific activity of inorganic antibacterial agents.Understanding the mechanism of action is essential to elucidating the antibacterial activity of CeO_(2) NPs against bacteria.Therefore,this review aims to summarize the antibacterial mechanisms of CeO_(2) NPs and correlate the structural and physicochemical properties of CeO_(2) NPs to their antibacterial activity.We further summarize the strategies for the improvement of the antibacterial performance of CeO_(2) NPs and provide our opinions for future challenges as a conclusion.

蒙皮点阵一体化支撑结构的移动可变形组件优化设计及空间站应用

中国空间站是我国研制的系统最为复杂的载人航天器,其中有效载荷支撑结构的高效轻量化设计是工程研制过程中遇到的技术难题.论文介绍了受晶体对称性启发的增材制造自支撑三维点阵结构设计方法,发展了基于蒙皮点阵一体化结构形式的移动可变形组件(MMC)拓扑优化方法,完成了面向增材制造的中国空间站某相机支撑结构的优化设计,该结构采用激光选区熔化成形(SLM)工艺制造,通过了力学试验考核,实现结构减重50%,基频提高35%,完成了基于MMC方法的蒙皮点阵一体化结构在我国载人航天领域的首次型号应用与在轨验证.

Simple non-fullerene electron acceptors with unfused core for organic solar cells

Two simple electron acceptors based on unfused bithiophene core and 1,1-dicyanomethylene-3-indanone end group were easily prepared via three synthetic steps. These acceptors exhibited broad absorption in the range of 300 nm to 800 nm, aligned energy levels and high crystallinity. When combined with a wide band gap donor polymer in non-fullerene solar cells, an initial power conversion efficiency of 2.4% was achieved. The relatively low efficiencies were due to the large phase separation in blended thin films, which is originated from their high aggregation tendency in thin films. Our results suggest that these electron acceptors with unfused core are promising candidates for commercial application of solar cells due to the low cost starting materials and facile synthesis.

Ethynyl-linked perylene bisimide based electron acceptors for non-fullerene organic solar cells

In this work, star-shaped perylene bisimide（PBI） derivatives with spiro-aromatic cores linked with ethynyl units were developed as electron acceptors for non-fullerene organic solar cells. The ethynyl linkers were found to enhance the planarity of the conjugated backbone, resulting in high electron mobilities and near-infrared absorption. The ethynyl-linked PBI acceptors showed high power conversion efficiencies（PCEs） up to 4.27% due to the high short-circuit current density（Jsc） of 8.52 mA/cm^2 and fill factor（FF） of 0.59, while the PBI acceptor without ethynyl units provided a low PCE of 3.57% in nonfullerene solar cells. The results demonstrate that ethynyl units can be applied into designing new PBI electron acceptors with improved charge transport properties and photovoltaic performance.