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http://dx.doi.org/10.26748/KSOE.2019.052

3D Topology Optimization of Fixed Offshore Structure and Experimental Validation

Kim, Hyun-Seok (Offshore Plant and Marine Energy Research Division, Korea Research Institute of Ships and Ocean Engineering (KRISO))
Kim, Hyun-Sung (Offshore Plant and Marine Energy Research Division, Korea Research Institute of Ships and Ocean Engineering (KRISO))
Park, Byoungjae (Offshore Plant and Marine Energy Research Division, Korea Research Institute of Ships and Ocean Engineering (KRISO))
Lee, Kangsu (Offshore Plant and Marine Energy Research Division, Korea Research Institute of Ships and Ocean Engineering (KRISO))

Publication Information

Journal of Ocean Engineering and Technology / v.34, no.4, 2020 , pp. 263-271 More about this Journal

Abstract

In this study, we performed a three-dimensional (3D) topology optimization of a fixed offshore structure to enhance its structural stiffness. The proposed topology optimization is based on the solid isotropic material with penalization (SIMP) method, where a volume constraint is applied to utilize an equivalent amount of material as that used for the rule-based scantling design. To investigate the effects of the main legs of the fixed offshore structure on its structural stiffness, the leg region is selectively considered in the design domain of the topology optimization problem. The obtained optimal designs and the rule-based scantling design of the structure are manufactured by 3D metal printing technology to experimentally validate the topology optimization. The behaviors under compressive loading of the obtained optimal designs are compared with those of the rule-based scantling design using a universal testing machine (UTM). Based on the structural experiments, we concluded that by employing the topology optimization method, the structural stiffness of the structure was enhanced compared to that of the rule-based scantling design for an equal amount of the fabrication material. Furthermore, by effectively combining the topology optimization and rule-based scantling methods, we succeeded in enhancing the structural stiffness and improving the breaking load of the fixed offshore structure.

Keywords

Fixed offshore structure; 3D topology optimization; 3D metal printer; Universal testing machine; Experimental validation;

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