Bi-directional evolutionary topology optimization of continuum structures subjected to inertial loads

This paper proposes to investigate topology optimization of continuum structures with density-dependent inertial loads which including self-weight, centrifugal forces, the magnitude and direction of the acceleration of inertial loads in order to make topology optimization more realistic. By using an extended bi-directional evolutionary structural optimization (BESO) method, this work presents an extension of this procedure to deal with maximum...